ABSTRACT
Chapter 3 discusses levels and spaces of drug use in Sweden. Advocates of the Swedish model of drug prohibition argue that criminalisation of people who use drugs is imperative in reducing drug use, and this chapter explores whether there is evidence that the prohibitionist legislation introduced in the 1980s has been responsible for any decline, or a maintenance of relatively low levels, of drug use. Having discussed levels of drug use in Sweden, the chapter then explores Sweden’s ‘public drug scenes’ – public areas where drugs are bought and sold – with Stockholm providing an involved case study.
