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Swedish drug policy is also seriously unjust, according to the UN's Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. http://www.thelocal.se/20151108/un-swedish-drug-
by mbrock 11y ago
Swedish drug policy is also seriously unjust, according to the UN's Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights.
http://www.thelocal.se/20151108/un-swedish-drug-policy-violates-human-rights http://www.thelocal.se/20151108/un-swedish-drug-policy-viola...
> Sweden has one of the EU's most restrictive drug policies, with zero tolerance for drug use and possession. At the same time, the rate of drug-induced deaths is among the highest in the union, and they are on the rise.
> [...] Only six out of Sweden's 290 municipalities offer needle exchange [...]
> "We always look at Sweden as a very advanced country with the most progressive policies, and I was surprised to see that it lags behind a number of other countries in terms of its policies on drugs," deputy high commissioner for human rights Flavia Pansieri told SVT.
- da1 11y ago> We always look at Sweden as a very advanced country with the most progressive policies Sweden and Norway were the undisputed leaders in lobotomies per capita up to the 1970s so not long ago.
- Excavator 11y agoPerhaps that's why so many people appear to be addicted to aspirin, one every morning.
- Excavator 11y agoSeems to be needed given how people handle prescription drugs. Way too many people ignore doctors orders and stop taking their prescription drugs once they "feel well" and then they keep it around in case they or someone they know "feels ill".
- chris_wot 11y agoI don't think that's specific to Sweden, sadly.