The development in the alcoholism and drug abuse treatment system in Sweden during the
1980s was called “the privatization of the century”. This paper tries to gain a perspective on …

Background It is almost 50 years since the “new” drug problem appeared in Norway. How
have central authorities conceived of the drug problem during these 50 years? On what …

Unlike some countries, Britain may have experienced a rise rather than a fall in alcohol‐
related illness during a decade when consumption has not risen. Objections to the “illness …

The question of responsibility within Swedish alcoholism treatment, as part of the social
services, is the focus of this thesis. A point of departure was the debate on privatisation …

The alcohol industry's way to discipline pleasure. Prevention campaigns aimed at Danish
youth AIMS To analyze how two youth alcohol prevention campaigns funded by the Danish …

Over the last few decades, there has been a progressive abandonment of a moral-deviance
conception of alcoholism, and an acceptance of a more modern disease concept. In some …

The chapter summarizes the rationale, aims, methods, results and conclusions of the study"
A reformed substance abuse treatment system? Actors, arguments and power". The project …

Public Good (Edwards et al., 1994, Oxford University Press) have critically and
comprehensively reviewed the available data and state that the target of policies should be …

Intoxication and drug addiction which constitutes or is associated with criminality has
recently spawned innovative collaborations across disciplines, as witnessed by the spate of …

Aims and premise: The primary aims of this article are to: describe some major aspects of
the theoretical basis of the Swedish drug policy model, present alternative theoretical …