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Scientologists push anti-drug classes in schools

Education: 11 May 12
An group with ties to the Church of Scientology has been selling lectures about drug abuse to Swedish schools that contain significant factual errors, according to an investigation carried out by a Swedish newspaper. READ »

Brain-damaged woman held for being 'drunk'

National: 1 Mar 12
A brain-damaged woman who was thrown into a jail cell on suspicion of being drunk has filed a complaint against local police in Gävle in eastern Sweden. READ »

Immigrant homelessness on the rise in Sweden

Society: 10 Jan 12
While there are fewer people sleeping rough in Sweden today, the total number of people not qualifying on the ordinary housing market is rising, with those born outside of Sweden overrepresented among the homeless, a new study shows. READ »

Ex-Sweden Democrat MP involuntarily committed

Politics: 24 Oct 11
Independent Swedish MP William Petzäll, who left the Sweden Democrats amidst a battle with substance abuse, has been involuntarily committed to treatment after a recent hospitalization. READ »

Doc tried to trade drugs for sex with addicts

Society: 21 Oct 11
A doctor from the north of Sweden was recently found to have offered drugs for sexual favours to women with a history of drug addiction. READ »

The Sweden Democrats - a year in the Riksdag spotlight

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Sep 11
A year has passed since the Sweden Democrats became Sweden’s newest parliamentary party and The Local’s Peter Vinthagen Simpson has a look at what has been achieved, what has not and what has changed. READ »

Sweden Democrats call for Petzäll to vacate seat

Politics: 26 Sep 11
The Sweden Democrats on Monday called on rogue MP William Petzäll to surrender his seat in Sweden's Riksdag amid claims that he had demanded a sum of cash in return for acceding to the party's wishes. READ »

Sweden Democrats lose Riksdag seat

Politics: 26 Sep 11
The Sweden Democrats have a lost a Riksdag seat following a decision by William Petzäll to leave the party and sit as an independent as a result of his alcohol and prescription drug abuse. READ »

Many troubled Swedish youth selling sex: report

Society: 1 Mar 11
Twelve percent of girls and 4 percent of boys placed in state-run youth care homes in Sweden sold sex for drugs or money last year, according to a new report. One boy said he first sold sex when was 8-years-old. READ »

Christer Pettersson: the only man ever tried for killing Olof Palme

Society: 28 Feb 11
An addict with a criminal past, Christer Pettersson remains the only person ever put on trial for the killing of Olof Palme, and while he was exonerated, many still consider him guilty. READ »

Sweden counts the cost of substance abuse

Society: 2 Nov 10
The cost of drug, alcohol and prescription medicine abuse amounts to 150 billion kronor ($22.4 billion) per annum, according to an ongoing government inquiry. READ »

Poor grades pose higher suicide risk: study

Society: 26 Oct 10
High school graduates who earn the lowest average grades in their final year are three times more likely to commit suicide than those who graduate with the highest grades, a new Swedish study has found. READ »

Body Shop hemp ad falls foul of Swedish authority

National: 20 Oct 10
The use of hemp leaves in an advert commissioned by ethical cosmetics chain The Body Shop, has been condemned by a Swedish municipality, which has claimed that it hampers work to tackle youth drug use. READ »

Guilty verdicts for helicopter heist suspects

National: 7 Oct 10
Several suspects involved in last year’s Hollywood-style helicopter heist of a cash depot south of Stockholm were found guilty on Thursday. READ »

Drug abuse on the rise in Sweden

Society: 26 Aug 10
The number of people suffering from serious abuse of alcohol and drugs has increased by 20 and 15 percent respectively over the past decade, new figures show, while only a fifth of abusers get the help they need. READ »

Former justice minister refuses a drugs test

Politics: 23 Aug 10
Thomas Bodström, chair of the Parliamentary Justice Committee and former justice minister, has come out in favour of voluntary drug testing, but when asked to submit to a test, he refused, saying that he felt a bit "sweaty". READ »

Social services stood by while girl sold sex

Society: 24 Jun 10
Social service chiefs in Helsingborg are under fire for not intervening to help a 16-year-old girl, despite receiving several reports that she was abusing drugs and selling sex. READ »

Legal council says no to drug tests for kids

National: 5 Mar 10
Sweden's Council on Legislation (Lagrådet) has ruled against a government legislative proposal to allow drug tests on children below the age of 15. READ »

Sweden's minorities struggle with health

Society: 18 Jan 10
Sweden's minorities have more health problems than the population as a whole, according to a new study examining the respective health situations of the country's Jews, Romanies, Sweden Finns, Sami and Tornedalians. READ »

Addict's death leads to fines for civil servant

National: 17 Nov 09
A manager within Gothenburg social services has been convicted for refusing to allow a 24-year-old drug addict into institutional care. The addict later died from an overdose. READ »

Swedish researchers reveal key to forming lasting memories

Science & Technology: 10 Nov 09
Researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet have uncovered the mechanism that controls how the brain creates long-term memories, marking a significant step forward for developing new treatments for Alzheimer's disease. READ »

Mother arrested for 'torture-like' abuse

National: 22 Jun 09
A woman in her thirties has been remanded into custody on suspicions of abusing her three small children under torture-like conditions. READ »

World anti-drug forum gathers experts in Stockholm

Society: 7 Sep 08
Stockholm will this week host experts, politicians, police and anti-drug activists from 82 countries to share ideas and devise strategies for stopping drug abuse worldwide. READ »

Fewer prisoners return to life of crime

Society: 1 Sep 08
Recidivism rates are falling among Sweden’s criminals thanks in part to efforts to better care for inmates with drug problems. READ »

Tetra-Pak billionaire Rausing sees drugs charges dropped

Society: 12 Aug 08
Drugs charges against Tetra-Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing and his wife Eva were formally dropped at a London court hearing on Tuesday. READ »

Older Swedes are drinking more

Society: 1 Aug 08
Concerns are growing about increased alcohol consumption among Sweden’s retirees, as the number of people over 65 in Stockholm exhibiting at-risk drinking habits has gone up by half in the last decade. READ »

Harder for men and mentally ill to quit drugs

Science & Technology: 22 Jun 08
A researcher in Lund, Sweden has found that it is harder for men than women to quit drugs. It is even harder for those with psychological problems. READ »

Saddle sore in Sweden: Trying to beat the no booze blues

Travel: 21 Apr 08
After a gruelling day in the saddle Bernie Friend looks forward to a beer at the Swedish Tourist Association (STF) hostel in Åsa. But the proprietor has other ideas. READ »

Five escape youth detention centre following unrest

National: 17 Apr 08
Five boys have escaped following a disturbance at the Håkanstorp youth detention centre outside of Vingåker. READ »

'I check their underpants to ensure there is only one penis'

National: 16 Apr 08
Authorities in northern Sweden have discovered that some drug abusers have been using false penises to help them submit fake urine samples. READ »

Wild boar emulates English footballer

Society: 12 Jan 08
A wild boar in western Sweden has emulated footballer Robbie Fowler by sniffing the white lines on a football pitch. READ »

New agency to combat drug and booze abuse

Society: 20 Oct 07
The Swedish government is to create a new organisation for dealing with drug, alcohol and tobacco-related issues. "It is important that the work is long term," said public health minister Maria Larsson. READ »

Cocaine use spreads in Swedish cities

Society: 2 Apr 07
Cocaine use in Sweden's major cities is increasing, according to new research presented on Monday. The price of the drug has halved in the last five years. READ »

Prison suicides increasing in Sweden

Society: 17 Apr 06
While the number of suicides in Sweden has long been declining, the trend is reversed in prisons. More people in Swedish jails are committing suicide now than 15 years ago - often through hanging themselves from toilet doors. READ »

'University of crime' opens in Linköping

Society: 3 Apr 06
A research centre dedicated to the fight against crime opens in Linköping on Tuesday. Sex crime, economic crime, child abuse and leadership are amongst the subjects to be studied. READ »

Swedish soldiers "train with hangovers"

National: 16 Feb 06
One in three conscripts in the Swedish army admits to turning up to exercises with a hangover, a survey shows. Every fifth soldier says he believes his peers are taking illegal drugs. READ »

Latvian care for Swedish drug abusers

Science & Technology: 21 Nov 05
Stockholm council is exploring the idea of building a rehab centre in the Latvian capital Riga for both Latvian and Swedish patients. It would cut costs by half, says the man behind the project. READ »

Patient secrecy to be ignored for security police

Society: 19 Oct 05
Details about psychiatric patients are even kept from the prying eyes of Sweden's security police, Säpo. But not for long, perhaps - Säpo needs more power to combat the threat to ministers and royalty, says the government. READ »

Drug tests at 70% of top Swedish firms

Science & Technology: 10 Oct 05
70 of Sweden's top 100 companies insist that their staff undergo drug tests. Usually it is new employees but spot-checks are becoming more common. READ »

Solitary confinement doubles in Swedish prisons

National: 22 Aug 05
With the use of solitary confinement almost doubling over the last ten years and 30% fewer parole applications being approved, Swedish prisons are getting tough to deal with a new breed of criminal. READ »

Record number of women in Swedish prisons

Society: 9 Aug 05
This is one step towards equality that Sweden won't be boasting about: in the last five years the number of women in prison has increased by 50%. Tougher punishment for drugs offences is behind the rise, say criminologists. READ »

Queen Silvia praises Swedes' generosity

Smörgåsbord: 16 Jun 05
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Three escapes in two days from secure youth unit

National: 12 Jun 05
Could Sweden be in for another summer of prison leakages? A 19 year old is on the run - for the second time in two days - while an 18 year old double murderer from the same institution is caught after 16 hours of freedom. READ »

"Cop killer" Östberg fails in parole bid

National: 1 Jun 05
Swedish citizen, Annika Östberg, serving a life sentence for accessory to murder of a policeman, failed for the third time to get her sentence commuted. The parole board said she failed to accept the seriousness of what she did and that the Swedish press had given a one-sided picture of Östberg. READ »

Knifeman stabs three on Stockholm underground

National: 24 May 05
Three people are injured as a man, thought to be suffering from psychological problems, runs amok on a rush hour underground train. READ »

"1,000 people took drugs" on Silja party boat

National: 28 Feb 05
More than thirty young people are arrested after plain-clothes police join the fun on 24-hour ferry voyage to Åbo and back. And one man who was flown off the ship in an air ambulance after he "felt a bit ill" admits swallowing three condoms packed with ecstasy tablets. READ »

Melodifestivalen: Clamp eases into final

Lifestyle: 15 Feb 05
Qualifying, heats, finals, drugs. You might have thought the Olympics had come round again. But no, the gun has just gone for Sweden's annual songfest. It proved to be a straightforward passage to the Stockholm finale for one of the favourites, Shirley Clamp. READ »

Bank robber cop hunts himself

National: 1 Feb 05
A policeman in Söderhamn robs a bank while on duty and later that day is put on the case to catch the villain. Who says Swedes don't have a sense of humour? READ »

Property market shows signs of cooling

National: 13 Jan 05
Good news for the 104,000 Stockholmers on waiting lists for a flat, as waiting times are slashed by a year - but bad news for those buying as the market may have peaked. At least most of us don't have to live in a car in the frozen north. READ »

10% of men "depressed during pregnancy"

Science & Technology: 27 Dec 04
New Swedish research shows that depression during pregnancy is as common among prospective fathers as it is among prospective mothers. READ »

Jailhouse shock

Politics: 13 Aug 04
The latest escapees are back behind bars but the trouble's just beginning for Sweden's hapless prison service. READ »

Thinner blue line

National: 14 May 04
Criminals plan to holiday in the west of Sweden this year, having heard that 14 police stations there are closing for the summer. READ »

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