NCJ Number
14812
Date Published
1970
Length
12 pages
Annotation
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DEVLEOPMENT OF THE DRUG PROBLEM IN SWEDEN SINCE THE END OF THE 1950'S AND THE STEPS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO CONTROL IT.
Abstract
THE SUMMARY MENTIONS THE TYPE OF DRUGS ABUSED, THE GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF USERS, AND THE EXTENT OF DRUG SMUGGLING AND DISTRIBUTION. ALSO MENTIONED ARE THE HEALTH PROBLEMS STEMMING FROM DRUG ABUSE, AND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN DRUGS AND THE CRIMES COMMITTED IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THEM, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. A NATIONAL NARCOTIC DRUGS COMMITTEE AND POLICE DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS ARE ALSO BRIEFLY DESCRIBED. AMONG INDICATIONS OF THE RECENT GROWTH IN DRUG-RELATED PROBLEMS IS AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL DETAILED FOR THIS KIND OF WORK FROM 31 IN 1965 TO 117 IN 1968. ALSO, THE PERCENTAGE OF MEN ARRESTED WHO WERE FOUND TO HAVE NEEDLE MARKS ROSE FROM 19 PERCENT IN 1963 TO 39 PERCENT IN 1968.