PoliticsPortugal's novel approach to drugsTo play this audio please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoPoliticsLauren Frayer, Lisbon05/12/2017May 12, 2017In the 1980s and 90s, Lisbon had one of the worst heroin epidemics in the world. The government responded with a novel tactic: It decriminalized all drugs, and began treating drug abuse as a health issue, not a crime.https://p.dw.com/p/2cqG4Advertisement