The following paper aims to inform the reader of the current addiction treatment models in Portugal and specific European countries to compare addiction treatment and recovery solutions.  The document includes an overview of presentations on drug consumption and harm reduction models and reviews the decriminalization laws in Portugal.  Furthermore, the document includes information based on the public perception of substance use and addiction in the city is Lisbon.  Additionally, there is an overview of residential treatment, bed-based programs, therapeutic communities, treatments in the prison system and drug consumption in Europe, including Lisbon, Slovenia, Zurich, Ljubljana, Kyiv and the Czech Republic. Read