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The theme of this paper is a modelling of Sweden’s drug policy and its relationship to drug problems. Both the drug problem and the drug policy of a country have to be put into their broader contexts. Although claims have been made on behalf of the Swedish ‘hard line’ on drug users — successfully promulgated by the Conservative Party during their period in opposition — the basis of Sweden’s relatively small heroin problem is the country’s geographical position and its social and economic policies, not its drug-specific policies.
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Lenke, L., Olsson, B. (1996). Sweden: Zero Tolerance Wins the Argument?. In: Dorn, N., Jepsen, J., Savona, E. (eds) European Drug Policies and Enforcement. Confederation of European Economic Associations Conference Volumes. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24619-9_7
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