Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work?

I recalled Taiwan’s celebrities who was sent to jail for using illegal drugs. When they were caught by the police, they cried in front of cameras saying that they won’t take drugs again and pleading the public to give them one more chance. It seemed that they were poor and they would repent. They made mistake again however.
I couldn’t help but doubt that if we decriminalize drugs, will the number of drug addicts decline. That solution worked out in Portugal. But it may come out differently in another country, because we have different culture and policy and so on. But the policy is good in certain aspect. It gives those who really try to pull themselves together one more chance. Maybe we could revise our drug laws based on the thought. After all there is still someone who is kind but makes a mistake not on purpose.
It will be good that we could reduce drug use numbers. Our government should be like Portugal’s. It doesn’t mean that we should decriminalize drugs and use the same policy. It means that we should try to make our drug laws better and better. To figure out what will be the most suitable solution for our people is what we should lean from Portugal.