...Mikael Johansson; Jørgen Kjær; Blaine Stothard Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to first, inform readers of the roles, activities and contexts of drug users unions in Denmark and Sweden. Second, to show the achievements and impacts of the two. Third, to illustrate the differing social...

... public health (Lundberg et al., 2008). Many of the Nordic countries have also in an international comparison been able to show low rates of different drug‐related harms. Sweden has in this context been showcased both nationally and internationally as a leading country of social policy...

... as a tangible threat to the Somali community in Sweden. Findings When employing moral entrepreneurship, anti‐khat campaigners spread a certain type of knowledge about khat that is presented to the general public via the media. The key issues that repeatedly are of concern are how khat destroys Somali...

... political camps have described and analyzed the drug problem in accordance with their general ideological point of views. Johan Edman can be contacted at: johan.edman@sorad.su.se © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 History Sweden Twentieth century Drug treatment Ideology...

... Science studies Sweden Personal health Risk analysis As late as 50 years ago, researchers knew absolutely nothing about how alcohol, narcotics, and tobacco affect the brain. During the latest ten to 15 years in particular, knowledge about this has grown at breakneck speed, not least thanks...