- Reported lifetime use of "all illicit drugs" increased from 7.8% to 12%, lifetime use of cannabis increased from 7.6% to 11.7%, cocaine use more than doubled, from 0.9% to 1.9%, ecstasy nearly doubled from 0.7% to 1.3%, and heroin increased from 0.7% to 1.1%
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_Portugal [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20110725093536/http://www.idt.pt...
However, using it once or a few times is nowhere near being addicted. And all the other bullet points in your source [0] look pretty great:
- Increased uptake of treatment
- Reduction in new HIV diagnoses amongst drug users
- Reduction in drug related deaths
- Drug use among adolescents (13-15 yrs) and "problematic" users declined
- Decreased street value of most illicit drugs, some significantly
[0] https://kek.gg/i/6vgYNF.png
Yeah, it's not like they are addictive or anything.