Abstract
During the 1980s, the slogan a “drug-free society” became the catchword of the official narcotics policy in Sweden. An analysis based on platforms of the political parties, parliamentary bills, and the debate in national newspapers and journals tries to explain why the reactions against drugs have become so strong despite data showing that the problem is limited and not increasing. The interpretation is made that one reason why reactions against drugs have become so strong and so widespread in Sweden is that they serve the function of strengthening a threatened national identity in a situation where the traditional “Swedish Model” has come under increasingly hard attack from both inside and outside the country.
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