葡萄牙不久前采取了进一步措施，投票确认消遣性质的吸毒，包括吸食海洛因和可卡因不属于刑事犯罪。 这项举措已使因吸毒造成的死亡人数大幅度降低，减少了新增艾滋病感染病例。
Portugal recently went a step further in voting to decriminalize recreational drugs, including heroin and cocaine – a move that has led to a significant decline in drug-related deaths and a fall in new HIV infections.