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In 1987, Switzerland made a radical choice: to allow an open-air drug market in the heart of Zurich's Platzspitz Park, a desperate attempt to contain a growing drug crisis. Within five years, this bold experiment spiraled into a catastrophic failure, turning the park into a notorious "Needle Park," where thousands gathered daily to use heroin, and Switzerland's HIV infection rate became the highest in Western Europe. This is the story of how a policy of pure tolerance, without a plan for comprehensive treatment, created Europe's darkest nightmare and what the world learned from watching it burn. ----------------------------------------------- CONTENTS 0:41 1. The Impossible Choice 2:33 2. Park Life 6:08 3. The Tourist Trap 7:43 4. Same Old Scene 9:22 5. Five Lessons Learned 9:34 Lesson 1 10:25 Lesson 2 11:28 Lesson 3 12:29 Lesson 4 13:17 Lesson 5 ----------------------------------------------- This documentary explores: • The "Impossible Choice": How aggressive policing and mass arrests only worsened Zurich's drug problem in the 1980s, leaving authorities with a choice between a failing war on drugs and a radical new approach. • The Descent into Chaos: The daily reality of Needle Park, where dealers operated openly, overdoses were common, and the park became the epicenter of an HIV epidemic, with over 40% of long-term users testing positive. • The "Tourist Trap": The shocking realization that the park was not containing the drug problem, but actively attracting addicts from across Switzerland and neighboring countries, turning Zurich into an accessible heroin market. • The "Four Pillars" Approach: The catastrophic failure of Needle Park forced a complete rethinking of Swiss drug policy, leading to the world's most successful model for addiction, combining prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and law enforcement. • Lessons for the World: The five critical lessons learned from the experiment, including the necessity of evidence-based policy, comprehensive treatment infrastructure, and coordinated public health and public order programs. The story of Needle Park is a powerful warning against desperation in policymaking. But it is also a testament to the resilience of a nation that used a catastrophic failure to generate the political will for a data-driven transformation. The experiment's impact continues to shape global drug policy debates, proving that even the darkest failures can lead to the most profound change.