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The plan stands for restrictive regulation of addictive substances and sees collective ownership as a way to put a deliberate framework for private companies. The counter-proposal's requirements for developed self-exclusion, prohibition of unhealthy bonus systems and identification of problem gamblers follow the same logic: the protection should lie in regulation, not with the individual. The plan also establishes that the person who has become caught in addiction should receive care and be treated with respect.

• restrictive regulation of addictiondecisive»Vi vill se en restriktiv reglering av alkohol och tobak.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see restrictive regulation of alcohol and tobacco.”
• care for addiction»Människor som fastnat i missbruk ska ha tillgång till den vård« (party programme ↗)“People who have become caught in addiction should have access to the care”
• political, not individual, responsibility»Det är politikens, och inte individens, ansvar att skapa möjligheter för människor att välja enkla och billiga klimatsmarta alternativ.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is politics', not the individual's, responsibility to create opportunities for people to choose simple and cheap climate-smart alternatives.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address the gambling market, but it requires ambitious efforts against mental ill-health, particularly among children and young people, and states that economic interests must not set limits for democracy but can be regulated to protect consumers. Expanded self-exclusion, prohibition of unhealthy bonus systems and identification of at-risk players follow from that protection line. The conclusion is based on general principles.

• efforts against mental ill-healthdecisive»Ambitiösa insatser mot psykisk ohälsa, särskilt bland barn och unga.« (party programme ↗)“Ambitious efforts against mental ill-health, particularly among children and young people.”
• strengthened consumer protection»plattform för att på europeisk nivå skärpa skyddet av miljö, konsumenter och löntagare« (party programme ↗)“platform to strengthen the protection of environment, consumers and wage earners at European level”
• democracy regulates the market»Ekonomiska intressen ska inte sätta gränser för demokratin.« (party programme ↗)“Economic interests must not set limits for democracy.”

The plan lacks gambling policy but establishes a line where preventive work is combined with harm reduction and accessible care, and where society shall reduce factors that lead to mental ill-health. The counter-proposal's requirement for developed self-exclusion, prohibition of unhealthy bonus systems and identification of at-risk gamblers are precisely such harm-reducing and preventive measures. The conclusion is therefore inferred from the plan's health and protection principles.

• preventive work and harm reductiondecisive»En effektiv narkotikapolitik måste kombinera förebyggande arbete med skademinimering« (party programme ↗)“Effective drug policy must combine preventive work with harm reduction”
• reduce risk factors for ill-health»Miljöpartiet vill vända utvecklingen genom att både minska faktorer som leder till ohälsa« (party programme ↗)“The Greens want to turn the trend by reducing factors that lead to ill-health”
• care for mental ill-health»satsa på primärvården och öka tillgången till vård för psykisk ohälsa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in primary care and increase access to mental health care.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

Neither the election manifesto nor the party programme addresses gambling policy or gambling addiction. The nearest principle is preventive public health work and support for those affected by mental health problems, together with the idea that people themselves shall be able to decide over their lives through their own choices. Strengthening the self-exclusion tool and early identifying players at risk is in line with both, and the support is therefore weakly derived.

• preventive public health workdecisive»En förutsättning för en hållbar välfärd är ett förebyggande förhållningssätt.« (party programme ↗)“A prerequisite for sustainable welfare is a preventive approach.”
• better support for mental health»Stödet för personer med psykisk ohälsa måste förbättras, inte minst för unga.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Support for people with mental health problems must be improved, especially for young people.”
• self-determination and free choice»Alla ska kunna bestämma över sina egna liv genom egna och fria val.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be able to decide over their own lives through their own free choices.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not specifically address gambling for money, but states that addiction shall be combated with functioning, evidence-based care and that preventive health work shall be based on knowledge. It also wants to strengthen the individual's position in agreements made in everyday life and have strong consumer laws. Developed self-exclusion, prohibition of unsound bonus systems and better identification of players at risk are in line with these commitments.

• evidence-based addiction caredecisive»bekämpas med en fungerande, evidensbaserad vård« (party programme ↗)“combated with a functioning, evidence-based care”
• strengthened consumer position»Den enskildes inflytande över de avtal som ingås i vardagen behöver stärkas« (party programme ↗)“The individual's influence over the agreements made in everyday life needs to be strengthened”
• knowledge-based public health work»Folkhälsoarbetet och de förebyggande hälsoinsatserna ska vila på kunskap« (party programme ↗)“Public health work and preventive health initiatives shall be based on knowledge”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that aggressive marketing methods be countered, which directly addresses the counter-proposal's requirement for prohibition of unhealthy bonus systems. The dependency policy in the plan is based on harms being reduced through restrictive legislation and preventive efforts for children and young people being prioritized, which carries requirements for developed self-exclusion and identification of risk players. The plan also accepts competitive restrictions on grounds of public health.

• against aggressive marketingdecisive»aggressiva marknadsföringsmetoder ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“aggressive marketing methods shall be countered.”
• restrictive harm-reduction regulation»försäljningsmonopol och en restriktiv lagstiftning« (party programme ↗)“sales monopoly and restrictive legislation”
• prevention for children and young people»I det förebyggande arbetet ska insatser för barn och ungdomar prioriteras.« (party programme ↗)“In preventive work measures for children and young people shall be prioritized.”
• public health grounds justify regulation»konkurrensbegränsningar får endast förekomma undantagsvis, exempelvis av folkhälsoskäl.« (party programme ↗)“competitive restrictions shall occur only exceptionally, for example on grounds of public health.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing about the gaming market, self-exclusion or bonus systems. The nearest lying principle is that state interventions are far from always the solution to society's problems and that everyone has personal responsibility for their health. New prohibitions on bonus systems and expanded state identification of problem gamblers therefore do not follow from the plan.

• restraint with state interventiondecisive»Statliga ingripanden är långt ifrån alltid« (party programme ↗)“State interventions are far from always”
• personal responsibility for health»Men inte ens en sjukvård i världsklass kan ersätta det egna« (party programme ↗)“But not even a world-class healthcare system can replace the personal”
• prioritise core tasks»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort,« (party programme ↗)“Policy has an important task to prioritise and make choices,”

The plan does not address gambling problems, self-exclusion or bonus systems at all. The closest principle is that young people's mental ill-health is the most important health issue and requires a broad action programme with early detection and treatment. From that principle, developed self-exclusion, prohibition of unhealthy bonus systems and identification of at-risk players align with the plan, but the basis is weak.

• broad programme against young people's ill-healthdecisive»Psykisk ohälsa utgör den viktigaste hälsofrågan för unga och här krävs ett brett handlingsprogram.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Mental ill-health is the most important health issue for young people and a broad action programme is required here.”
• strengthened mental health for young people»Stärka insatserna för att förbättra ungas psykiska hälsa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen efforts to improve young people's mental health”
• early detection of ill-health»Tidigt upptäcka och behandla psykisk ohälsa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Detect and treat mental ill-health early”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.