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The outcome of Sweden’s dream of a good drug-free society
Berne Stalenkrantz, Chairman, Swedish Drug Users Union (SDUU)
Abstract
I will firstly like to thank you the for the opportunity to express my concerns regarding the issue of health relating to drug use in Sweden at the exchange supplies conferences. We (SDUU) are currently the only organisation in Sweden that work with issues of drug use, and primarily opiate users, from a client perspective. We have been working since 2002 with issues of health, treatment, legal and foremost human rights for drug users in Sweden. SDUU is founded as a reaction to a lack of understanding and knowledge within existing organisations that talk on behalf of IDUs without any experience. One of the main problems with the Swedish model is the total lack of understanding the complex problems related to drug use. My presentation will focus on the problems my organization's members live under. SDUU does not agree that the Swedish model is the worlds best.
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Biography
My name is Berne Stålenkrantz and I am 49 years young! I am the founder and chairman of The Swedish Drug Users Association. My background is in advertisement and fashion photography. During a period of 15 years I was one of the most famous photographers in Sweden. I was introduced to opiates during a job in Thailand - six months after I was sentenced to 4 years in prison. In 1994 I was released, in 1998 I had my first dose of legal methadone, 3 yrs after I founded SDUU and since that day I am fully dedicated to changing the Swedish drug policy.
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