2024-04-032023/24:SoU11 · p.8SoUHealth & social services
Mapping of the drug situation in Sweden
A national mapping of the drug and addiction situation in Sweden
What's at stake: The decision concerns how well policymakers and authorities actually understand the addiction and drug situation in the country, which in turn affects the ability to design well-targeted drug policy and direct efforts where they are most needed.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether parliament should direct the government to task an authority with an overarching mapping of the drug and addiction situation in Sweden and a fundamental review of drug policy, or whether the inquiries and assignments on alcohol and drug policy instruments already under way are sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects the motion. The reason is that the government has already tasked a special investigator with evaluating alcohol and drug policy instruments in relation to the public health goal, and that an ongoing inquiry into nitrous oxide and related alcohol and tobacco issues is also reviewing adjacent regulations. Against that background, the committee does not see a need for parliament to take further action.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 9 (SD)
The reservation (SD) calls for the government to task an appropriate authority with investigating and mapping, at an overarching level, the state of the addiction and drug situation in Sweden, and with carrying out a fundamental review of both past and current drug policy.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 9 by SD.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: LLiberalerna
Ja 238–63Ja 224–77
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 92/0/0/14 | differs | confidence: low | not addressed |
| MP | No | Yes 14/0/0/4 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: low | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 15/0/0/4 | differs | confidence: low | not addressed |
| M | Yes | Yes 60/0/0/8 | match | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | No | No 0/63/0/9 | match | confidence: low | not addressed |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects motion 2023/24:2067 by Carina Ståhl Herrstedt et al. (SD) point 6.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion 2023/24:2067 av Carina Ståhl Herrstedt m.fl. (SD) yrkande 6.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately 100 proposals in motions regarding, among other things, alcohol, drugs and tobacco from the general motions period 2023. The motions dealt with, among other things, Swedish alcohol policy and the retail monopoly as well as drug policy. The Riksdag refers, among other things, to ongoing work.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the government to assign an appropriate agency to review information about alcohol abuse for young people. (SD) — Reservation 9
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The election manifesto treats drug use as a societal problem to be met with knowledge and preventive work rather than solely with tougher measures, and states that drug use exists in all classes but affects the most vulnerable hardest.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto treats drug use as a societal problem to be met with knowledge and preventive work rather than solely with tougher measures, and states that drug use exists in all classes but affects the most vulnerable hardest. It also requires increased resources for customs and police to tackle the money behind drug trafficking. A comprehensive mapping and fundamental review of drug policy is compatible with that knowledge-based line and is not rejected anywhere in the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Valplattformen behandlar narkotikan som ett samhällsproblem som ska mötas med kunskap och förebyggande arbete snarare än enbart hårdare tag, och konstaterar att droganvändningen finns i alla klasser men drabbar de utsatta hårdast. Den kräver också ökade resurser till tull och polis mot pengarna bakom narkotikahandeln. En övergripande kartläggning och en grundläggande översyn av narkotikapolitiken är förenlig med den kunskapsbaserade linjen och avvisas inte någonstans i planen.
- drug use as a societal problemdecisive»Därför måste kriminaliteten ses just som ett samhällsproblem, inte något som händer på vissa platser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore crime must be seen precisely as a societal problem, not something that happens in certain places.”
- prevention before repression»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar. Det kräver nämligen omfattande förebyggande insatser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Too often repression and tougher measures are raised as solutions instead of tackling the problems seriously. That indeed requires comprehensive preventive efforts.”
- abuse affects the vulnerable»Droganvändningen är jämt fördelad över alla samhällsklasser men det är de mest utsatta i samhället som drabbas hårdast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Drug use is evenly distributed across all social classes but it is the most vulnerable in society who are hit hardest.”
- resources against drug trafficking»Tullens och polisens resurser måste öka för att komma åt de pengar som driver narkotikahandeln.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Customs and police resources must increase to tackle the money that drives drug trafficking.”
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 measures against narcotics trafficking and that both the crimes and the causes of crimes are combated, and binds policy to children's right to an upbringing free from drugs.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires measures against narcotics trafficking and that both the crimes and the causes of crimes are combated, and binds policy to children's right to an upbringing free from drugs. A comprehensive mapping of the dependency and narcotics situation is an evidence base for precisely that policy, and the plan sees research as the foundation for knowledge development. The plan does not, however, take a position on the direction of narcotics policy otherwise.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver krafttag mot införsel av narkotika och att både brotten och brottens orsaker bekämpas, och binder politiken vid barns rätt till en uppväxt fri från droger. En samlad kartläggning av beroende- och narkotikasituationen är ett kunskapsunderlag för just den politiken, och planen ser forskning som grunden för kunskapsutvecklingen. Planen tar dock inte ställning till narkotikapolitikens inriktning i övrigt.
- measures against narcoticsdecisive»Vi vill ta krafttag mot införsel av vapen och narkotika, bland annat genom stärkt gränskontroll.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish to take measures against the import of weapons and narcotics, among other things through strengthened border control.”
- combat causes of crime»Bekämpa både brotten och brottens orsaker.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat both the crimes and the causes of crimes.”
- upbringing free from drugs»trygg uppväxt fri från droger och våld« (party programme ↗)“safe upbringing free from drugs and violence”
- knowledge as foundation»Forskningen utgör grunden för kunskapsutvecklingen i både samhälle och arbetsliv.« (party programme ↗)“Research forms the foundation for knowledge development in both society and working life.”
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 party programme states that drug policy should be based on the methods research has shown to be most effective and that focus should shift from punishment to care.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme states that drug policy should be based on the methods research has shown to be most effective and that focus should shift from punishment to care. A comprehensive mapping of dependency and drug situations and a fundamental review of drug policy are precisely the knowledge base such a method choice requires. The plan therefore supports the demand.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att missbrukspolitiken bör utgå från de metoder forskningen visat vara mest effektiva och att fokus ska flyttas från straff till vård. En övergripande kartläggning av beroende- och narkotikasituationen och en grundläggande översyn av narkotikapolitiken är just det kunskapsunderlag ett sådant metodval kräver. Planen stöder därför kravet.
- knowledge-based drug policydecisive»Missbrukspolitiken bör utgå från de metoder som forskningen visat vara mest effektiva för att« (party programme ↗)“Drug policy should be based on the methods that research has shown to be most effective in”
- from punishment to care»Den enskildas missbruk är en sjukdom och vi vill se ett ändrat fokus från straff till vård.« (party programme ↗)“The individual's substance abuse is a disease and we want to see a shift in focus from punishment to care.”
- drug-free society»Målet är ett narkotikafritt samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“The goal is a drug-free society.”
- prevention work is prioritized»Förebyggande arbete ska premieras.« (party programme ↗)“Prevention work shall be prioritized.”
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 design of drug policy or the need for a survey.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not address the design of drug policy or the need for a survey. The closest principle is that care and support should rest on science and proven experience and that welfare should be preventive, which requires knowledge of how the dependency and drug situation actually looks. A survey does not bind the party to any particular political conclusion and is therefore consistent with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen behandlar inte narkotikapolitikens utformning eller behovet av en kartläggning. Närmast liggande princip är att vård och omsorg ska vila på vetenskap och beprövad erfarenhet och att välfärden ska vara förebyggande, vilket förutsätter kunskap om hur beroende- och narkotikasituationen faktiskt ser ut. En kartläggning binder inte partiet vid någon viss politisk slutsats och är därför förenlig med planen.
- knowledge-based policydecisive»God vård och omsorg i hela landet, baserad på vetenskap och beprövad erfarenhet, är viktigt för den enskilda« (party programme ↗)“Good care and support throughout the country, based on science and proven experience, is important for the individual”
- preventive welfare»En förutsättning för en hållbar välfärd är ett förebyggande förhållningssätt.« (party programme ↗)“A prerequisite for sustainable welfare is a preventive approach.”
- support for people with substance dependencies»psykisk ohälsa eller missbruksproblem måste ha inflytande över sitt liv och få det stöd som behövs.« (party programme ↗)“mental health problems or substance abuse problems must have influence over their lives and receive the support they need.”
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 explicitly establishes that Swedish drug policy shall be investigated in its entirety, against the background of high drug deaths and gang criminality.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly establishes that Swedish drug policy shall be investigated in its entirety, against the background of high drug deaths and gang criminality. The counter-proposal's demands for a comprehensive mapping of the dependency and drug situation and a fundamental review of policy are thereby precisely that commitment. The plan simultaneously requires continued zero tolerance toward drugs and a scientifically-grounded dependency care.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår uttryckligen fast att den svenska narkotikapolitiken ska utredas i sin helhet, mot bakgrund av den höga narkotikadödligheten och gängbrottsligheten. Motförslagets krav på en samlad kartläggning av beroende- och narkotikasituationen och en grundläggande översyn av politiken är därmed exakt det åtagandet. Planen kräver samtidigt fortsatt nolltolerans mot narkotika och en vetenskapligt grundad beroendevård.
- investigate drug policy in its entiretydecisive»att den svenska narkotikapolitiken utreds i sin helhet« (party programme ↗)“that Swedish drug policy be investigated in its entirety”
- zero tolerance toward drugs»Nolltolerans ska råda mot narkotika i alla led av hanteringen.« (party programme ↗)“Zero tolerance shall apply to drugs in all handling.”
- evidence-based dependency care»Missbruks- och beroendevården ska vara vetenskapligt grundad.« (party programme ↗)“Addiction and dependency care shall be scientifically grounded.”
- harm reduction principle»Politiken ska utgå från en skadelindringsprincip.« (party programme ↗)“Policy shall start from a harm reduction principle.”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The plan does not take a position on how the drug situation should be mapped, but it sets a clear goal: all non-medical possession and use of drugs should be prohibited and addiction treatment should break the addiction.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not take a position on how the drug situation should be mapped, but it sets a clear goal: all non-medical possession and use of drugs should be prohibited and addiction treatment should break the addiction. Tasking an authority with mapping the dependency and drug situation is evidence-gathering in that direction, not in conflict with it. Derived from these commitments, the plan supports the counter-proposal's demand, but the evidence is weak.
Original (Swedish)
Planen tar inte ställning till hur narkotikasituationen ska kartläggas, men den sätter ett tydligt mål: allt ickemedicinskt innehav och bruk av narkotika ska vara förbjudet och missbruksvården ska bryta beroendet. Att ge en myndighet i uppdrag att kartlägga beroende- och narkotikasituationen är ett kunskapsunderlag i den riktningen, inte i strid med den. Härlett ur dessa åtaganden stöder planen motförslagets krav, men underlaget är svagt.
- restrictive drug policydecisive»Allt ickemedicinskt innehav och bruk av narkotika ska vara förbjudet.« (party programme ↗)“All non-medical possession and use of drugs should be prohibited.”
- addiction treatment for drug-free living»Missbrukarvård ska inriktas på att bryta beroendet och ge förutsättningar för en ny drogfri livsstil.« (party programme ↗)“Addiction treatment should be directed at breaking addiction and providing conditions for a new drug-free lifestyle.”
- equal addiction treatment»Vård och rehabilitering ska vara av hög kvalitet och erbjudas och vara tillgänglig i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Care and rehabilitation should be of high quality and offered and be available throughout the country.”
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's drugs policy is operational and restrictive: specialised drugs police are reinstated, customs get stronger powers and abuse care is expanded.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan's drugs policy is operational and restrictive: specialised drugs police are reinstated, customs get stronger powers and abuse care is expanded. No fundamental review of the drugs policy's direction is found in the plan, and such a reconsideration lies outside its line of instead strengthening combat and care. The counter-proposal's requirement therefore goes beyond what the plan commits to.
Original (Swedish)
Planens narkotikapolitik är operativ och restriktiv: specialiserade narkotikapoliser återinförs, tullen får kraftfullare befogenheter och missbruksvården byggs ut. Någon grundläggande översyn av narkotikapolitikens inriktning finns inte i planen, och en sådan omprövning ligger vid sidan av dess linje att i stället förstärka bekämpning och vård. Motförslagets krav går därför utöver vad planen åtar sig.
- specialised drugs policedecisive»Återinföra de specialiserade narkotikapoliserna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reinstate the specialised drugs police”
- stronger customs»Stärka tullen med mer resurser och kraftfulla befogenheter för att stoppa stöldligor och vapensmugglare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen customs with more resources and stronger powers to stop theft gangs and arms smugglers”
- expanded abuse care»Det handlar om över 50 reformer för att stärka socialtjänst, skola och missbruksvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It involves over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and abuse care.”
The plan does not address the design of drug policy in itself, but requires clear results for every public initiative and bases criminal policy on zero tolerance where even less serious crimes are investigated.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not address the design of drug policy in itself, but requires clear results for every public initiative and bases criminal policy on zero tolerance where even less serious crimes are investigated. Mapping and knowledge gathering are highlighted as tools against the criminal environment. A comprehensive mapping and review of drug policy thus aligns with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen behandlar inte narkotikapolitikens utformning i sig, men kräver tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning och bygger brottspolitiken på nolltolerans där även mindre allvarliga brott ska utredas. Kartläggning och kunskapsinhämtning lyfts fram som verktyg mot den kriminella miljön. En övergripande kartläggning och översyn av narkotikapolitiken ligger därmed i linje med planen.
- evaluate policy conducteddecisive»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public initiative”
- zero tolerance for crime»Införa nolltolerans mot brott så att även mindre allvarliga brott utreds och lagförs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce zero tolerance for crime so that even less serious crimes are investigated and prosecuted”
- mapping as a tool»Åtgärder ska vidtas för att bättre kunna kartlägga gängaktiva genom t.ex. underrättelsearbete och informationsinhämtning, spaning, kameraövervakning och avlyssning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures should be taken to better map gang-active individuals through, for example, intelligence work and information gathering, surveillance, camera surveillance and wiretapping.”
- prevention and rehabilitation»Se ökat fokus och mer resurser på förebyggande arbete samt rehabilitering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“See increased focus and more resources on prevention work and rehabilitation”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2023/24:SoU11)
- Committee report full text (HB01SoU11)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2023/24:1001 — Lex Winefinder av Kalle Olsson och Anna-Caren Sätherberg (båda S)
- Motion 2023/24:1037 — Tobaksfri generation 2040 av Anna Wallentheim och Sofia Skönnbrink (båda S)
- Motion 2023/24:1050 — Systematiska mätningar av narkotika av Roland Utbult (KD)
- Motion 2023/24:1107 — Avskaffande av Systembolagets monopol av Boriana Åberg (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1193 — Åtgärder för att minska rökning av Markus Wiechel (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:1240 — Företag inom besöksnäringen av Martina Johansson (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1260 — Modernisering av alkohollagen och slopande av sambandet mellan alkoholtillstånd och mat av Anders Ådahl (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1272 — Slopat matkrav för alkoholservering av Carl Nordblom (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1277 — Slopat tillstånd för provsmakning av gårdsproducerade alkoholhaltiga drycker av Carl Nordblom (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1283 — Ett förbud mot lustgasanvändning och skärpta begränsningar av försäljningen av lustgas av Rose-Marie Carlsson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1291 — Kriminalisering av fler substanser av Hanna Westerén (S)
- Motion 2023/24:136 — Förbud mot tillverkning och försäljning av cigaretter i Sverige av Björn Tidland (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:1438 — En utbildning, ett tillstånd - giltigt i hela landet av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1605 — Utvärdering av den svenska missbrukspolitiken av Niels Paarup-Petersen (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1608 — Införande av gårdsförsäljning av öl, vin och cider av Stina Larsson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1609 — Försäljning av öl och vin i licensierade livsmedelsbutiker av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1620 — Slopande av rökförbud på uteserveringar av Jonny Cato (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1626 — Sänkt ålder för inköp på Systembolaget av Niels Paarup-Petersen (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1633 — Sveriges 13 sämsta lagar av Rickard Nordin och Niels Paarup-Petersen (båda C)
- Motion 2023/24:1638 — Receptfria och mer tillgängliga naloxonläkemedel av Niels Paarup-Petersen (C)
Source: The Swedish Parliament