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In Portugal, Drug Use Is Treated As A Medical Issue, Not A Crime

Gandelina Damião, 78, lost three children to heroin in the 1990s. She says she wishes methadone clinics and other government-sponsored drug treatment had been available to her children before they died. (Lauren Frayer for NPR)
Gandelina Damião, 78, lost three children to heroin in the 1990s. She says she wishes methadone clinics and other government-sponsored drug treatment had been available to her children before they died. (Lauren Frayer for NPR)

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