Lessons learned from Portugal's decriminalization of drugs for personal use

During the 1990s, Portugal experienced a devastating heroin epidemic accompanied by a surge of HIV-AIDS infections. Instead of cracking down on drug possession, Portuguese authorities tried a public health approach focusing on harm reduction. This year marks the 25th anniversary of that policy change. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler speaks to Robert Glover, who teaches political science at the University of Maine and co-wrote a piece in The Conversation about this approach.