Probability | Desirability | |
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Drug use and use patterns | ||
The use of drugs is less common in 2020 than it is now. | – | na |
The use of drugs has diminished due to population ageing. | – | ++ |
The use of psychotropic medicine as intoxicants is more common than the use of illegal substances. | + | – |
The use of new synthetic drugs is much more common in 2020 than it is now. | + | – |
Use cultures and modes of use are more distinct and separated in 2020 and multi-drug use is less common. | – | | |
Drug markets | ||
Drug prices decrease due to supply exceeding demand. | | | – |
Drugs and psychotropic medicine parly replaces alcohol drinking. | – | – – |
In 2020, drug import and wholesale is controlled by organized crime more than it is now. | + | na |
Drug control | ||
Drug use and possession for own use is no longer illegal in 2020. | – | | |
Use and possession of cannabis is no longer illegal in 2020. | | | | |
In practice, use and possesion of cannabis is no longer punished in 2020. | | | | |
Home growing cannabis for own use is no longer punishable in 2020. | | | | |
The amount of designer drugs diminishes considerably due to new legislation speeding up their classification as illegal. | – | ++ |
The Police no longer needs a court order to access telecommunications of suspected drug dealers. | | | | |
A prison sentence due to drugs ordered by a court can be transformed into doing time in an intoxicant care institution. | + | + |
Health, care and the care system | ||
A serious HIV epidemic has been experienced among injecting drug users by the year 2020. | – | na |
The use of psychotropic medicine as intoxicants causes more deaths in 2020 than now. | + | na |
Harm reduction has led to implementing use rooms for injecting drug users. | – – | | |
A substitution therapy has been implemented widely for amphetamine addiction. | | | + |
Resources in drug therapy have been focused in medicinal therapy. | | | – |
Injecting drug users can be forced involuntarily to therapy in 2020. | – | – |
Under-aged drug users can be forced involuntarily to therapy in 2020. | | | | |
Drug therapy is offered almost entirely by the third sector. | | | – |
Drug therapy is offered almost entirely by primary health care services in municipalities. | ++ | ++ |
There are notably more combined mental health and drug addiction care units in municipalities in 2020. | + | + |
Access to mental health care, including medication, has improved considerably in 2020, and this has diminished drug use. | – | ++ |
Attitudes toward drugs | ||
Drug use approval has widened in sports, business and cultural circles. | + | – – |
The society is markedly more negative towards drugs and the consequences are more severe than now. | | | | |