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The decriminalisation of drugs in Portugal has "halved" the problem of heroin abuse since the late 1990s, the country's national coordinator on drugs and drug addiction has said. In 2001, the socialist government changed the law to turn possession of drugs into an "administrative offence", sending those caught with drugs for personal use to a "dissuasion board" rather than face prosecution. (BBC News)

He added that the amount of the decrease in life expectancy is actually less alarming than the fact that addiction and a decline in the emotional wellbeing of Americans have been significant enough to drag down the country’s average length of life. (Fortune)

Teenage drug addiction is one of the most serious substance abuse problems in America. (Rehab Spot)

His books lead the way in fiction for young adults; covering everyday topics from growing up to, more controversial subjects like teen drug addiction. (BBC)