Tony Duffin: Irish drug policy is following a similar path to Portugal — but nothing has happened yet

As the Citizens Assembly on Drugs Use begins its work in earnest, it’s important to consider that effective drug policy is informed by three elements —empathy, evidence and experience, writes Tony Duffin

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