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Attacks against healthcare workers in Poland [142]
stab vests only cover part of the body.
Just like bulletproof vests. They protect vital organs. That's the point of wearing such vests. That killed paramedic was stabbed near his heart.
I honestly don't understand why anyone in the right mind would be against first responders protecting themselves.
Education? Publicity?
That's one of the paramedics' requests to the government. You'd know that if you read the article.
All the stuff you are writing about collapsing veins and rotting teeth is because these people are using dirty needles and smoking nasty aluminum pipes - not because of the heroin.
Collapsing veins are mainly due to numerous injections. This can occur also in hospital conditions.And as for teerh and gum problems:
betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/teeth-and-drug-use
Portugal just decriminalized drugs completely
A decriminalized drug is still illegal, but the punishment would not be a criminal sanction, like arrest or incarceration. Instead, offenders may still face a civil fine or require drug treatment/education:
"In July 2001, a new law maintained the status of illegality for using or possessing any drug for personal use without authorization. The offense was changed from a criminal one, with prison as a possible punishment, to an administrative one if the amount possessed was no more than a ten-day supply of that substance.[4] This was in line with the de facto Portuguese drug policy before the reform. Drug addicts were then to be aggressively targeted with therapy or community service rather than fines or waivers.[19] Even if there are no criminal penalties, these changes did not legalize drug use in Portugal. Possession has remained prohibited by Portuguese law, and criminal penalties are still applied to drug growers, dealers and traffickers." (Source: Wikipedia)
