is it better or worse? definitely better. after decriminalising it? after decriminalising, definitely better. if you compare portugal to scotland, we have such a wide difference, such a huge difference between the two countries. portugal does have far fewer overdose deaths than scotland, but the mayor of porto fears it s normalised drug use. so has this policy failed? a failure is maybe too strong a word because it would mean going back, and i don t think we should go back to the original plan of prohibition, but i think it should be criminalised in some places. no one here says decriminalisation is a magic bullet, but whatever the reasons, scotland has a drugs death crisis and portugal doesn t. james cook, bbc news, porto.
no one here says decriminalisation is a magic bullet, but whatever the reasons, scotland has a drugs death crisis and portugal doesn t. james cook, bbc news, porto. and just to say if you need advice or support after watching that, there s help available on the bbc s action line page. and finally to a ten minute mri scan that could revolutise the way prostate cancer is diagnosed. researchers in london found that the scans proved far more accurate at diagnosing cancer than blood tests currently used to check for the disease. they re hoping it will pave the way for a national screening programme for middle aged men. prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the uk. it mainly affects the over 50s. one in eight men will get prostate cancer. but for black men it s one in four. more than 12,000 men die from the disease each year. our medical editor fergus walsh reports.