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Steve E: Well Yessss, Jinx--you are being read. And being in "lockdown" thanks to nature can be a frustrating time for Peeps in recovery. however, as you say...

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jamie: I've been reading you and I thank you. My journey is a slow one, I think I'm behind the curve; but you and other bloggers give me hope....

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Steve E: One more thing: My addiction (compulsion, obsession) to drugs and booze allowed me to NOT suffer. the suffering ones were "you", the wife, my family...

The sky doesn’t fall in

More on Portugal’s decriminalization strategy:

Some question aspects of the system, but what Portugal’s controversial experiment has demonstrated is that, if you take the crime out of drug use, the sky doesn’t fall in.

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