https://www.drugpolicy.org/sites/default/files/DPA_Fact_Sheet_Portugal_Decriminalization_Feb2015.pdf
A HUGE key to all addictions recovery turns out to be a reversal of the early life RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder) DISCONNECTION problems. i.e. help the addicted form solid CONNECTIONS with positive, mature etc. individuals vs escaping into anesthetizing drugs and other addicted activities.
And in terms of CONNECTION--Brene Brown--has a TED talk and other videos on youtube that are top-notch on such issues as Power of Vulnerability, Connection, Shame, The Anatomy of Trust, Fear, etc. Note, Oprah is involved in a couple of the videos. So what. Brene is top flight. And her points are [u]from the data--250,000 data points from solid primary source research--NOT per se, her opinions.
Power of Vulnerability:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o
Anatomy of Trust:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewngFnXcqao
Listening to Shame:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psN1DORYYV0
Why Your Critics Aren't the Ones Who Count:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-JXOnFOXQk
Faking it, Perfectionism and Living Wholeheartedly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YeulUgWNp8
Braving the Wilderness (incl FDR's Man in the Arena speech excerpt):
The crap you posted is from George Soros’ Drug Policy Alliance.