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"en.20041214.17.2-328"2
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"Mr President, in the sixties, rebellious and critical young people discovered the drugs that had previously been used only behind closed doors by the well-heeled in society . They saw the use of soft drugs as part of their fight for freedom. Since then, policy in a number of states has been aimed at isolating, criminalising, penalising and eliminating drug users. This repressive approach has not prevented the use of drugs from spreading.
The alternative to this approach is not to become indifferent and consequently to resign oneself to the damage which drugs do to the health of the users and the nuisance they cause for others, as also do alcohol and nicotine. We should not shy away from the conflict with the dealers, who make a good living from other people’s problems. In his report, my colleague, Mr Giusto Catania, has shown the right way to reduce the problems as much as possible. He endorses the practice, developed in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and parts of Germany, of tolerance, prevention and provision of aid to users and of distinguishing between the addictive tendencies of different types of drugs. I am aware that this approach meets with emotional objections among those who laboured under the illusion of being able to stamp out drugs by penalising the users, but that has only resulted in resistance to the lack of freedom. That is why broad support is needed for the alternative."@en1
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