Portugal was in the throes of a drug crisis two more than decades ago when Dr. João Goulão was tasked with helping to do something about it. Now, decriminalization is coming to Canada, but Goulão cautions that it takes more than that to make an impact.
VANCOUVER—Portugal was in the throes of a drug crisis more than two decades ago when Dr. João Goulão was tasked with helping to do something about it.
In an interview with the Star Goulão, Portugal’s director-general for intervention on addiction, said the decision presents an opening for B.C. to mitigate the damage illicit drugs inflict on people. Goulão said decriminalizing drugs alone is not the answer. It must be supplemented with other measures — i
There is also a need for co-ordination among services meant to help people who use drugs, he said. When he’s visited Vancouver and Toronto in recent years, he said, there seemed to be problems with co-operation between agencies.
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