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Zo kan je ook stellen dat, als we naar sommige Scandinavische landen kijken, een repressieve aanpak op zijn minst niet onsuccesvol is. Bovendien tracht men met een repressieve aanpak de kern van de zaak aan te pakken: drugsgebruik en -verslaving voorkomen door ervoor te zorgen dat de dealers hun drugs niet tot bij de potentiële kopers krijgen. Het is nog steeds beter te voorkomen dan te 'genezen'...
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Misschien is het Zweedse succes geënt op een bepaald soort samenleving. Hun beleidsverklaring begint in elk geval met een beschrijving van de Zweedse samenleving:
Sweden, a Nordic country covering 450,000 km2, has a population of roughly 9 million. Approximately 2/3 of the population lives in rural areas and the others generally have their roots in these areas. The population is relatively homogenous, with almost 90% being Lutheran. It would appear that Swedish people tend to be conformist and that strange or deviant behaviour is not easily accepted. Sweden has a social democratic tradition and is well known for its welfare system which in the past included jobs, housing, universal health care, a social safety net and a secure future for its population. It is only in the last century that it has become a “rich” country. Economic problems in the last decade or so, however, have had negative effects on its welfare system.
Popular movements have a long history in Sweden and have helped shape it. These movements are eligible for state subsidies and are nationally established with many local branches. Some of the popular movements in the fields of drugs (for example, Parents Against Drugs, Hassela Solidarity and the Association for a Drug-Free Society who all strive for a drug free society and a corresponding strict drug policy) have played, and still play, an important role in the development of Swedish drug policy.([2]) Others with influence include individuals and groups from the treatment sector, the police and the organization European Cities Against Drugs.