How to deal with the problem of drugs?

Luc Caregari regrets that the last report of the European Observatory of Drugs and Drug Addictions only high-lights repression, which seems pointless. "The record police seizures across Europe these past few years that are constantly increasing have no impact on statistics of consummation ... . What remains absent in this report, is concrete figures on programmes that offer alternatives to State repression of drugs. Not a word on the impact of legalising cannabis resin in the Netherlands, for example. And zero presentation of a credible alternative to the current regime. The only idea to be found is in the conclusion of the report: 'To improve the surveillance of problematic drug use and the poly-consummation of drugs'. One can now only hope that this increased surveillance will not only be used for increased repression, but also for a more honest, realistic and efficient taking into account of drug problems."

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