Svenska narkotikapolisföreningens tidskrift - polisens bild av ett problem?

To analyze how the Police in Sweden perceives the drug problem and how it relates to changes in drug politics in the direction of liberalization. The material analyzed consists of a content-analysis of the magazine of the Swedish Narcotic Police Association, covering 145 issues since the start in 1988, concentrating on lead articles, editorials and other articles on principles and politics. The magazine demonstrate an alarmistic view of the drug problem, criticize government agencies and the media for liberal views, question the motives of proponents of decriminalization and legalization, leaves the costs of control of drug interventions aside, and sees the Police as guardian of status quo and as the defender of the goal of Swedish drug policy: "a drug-free society".

"It should be hard to be a drug abuser" An evaluation of the criminalization of drug use in Sweden.

Background: Drug use was criminalized in Sweden in 1988 with aim of reducing the number of consumers and drug-related risks and harms. Imprisonment was introduced into the penalty scale in 1993 to improve the legislation's effectiveness. The criminalization has never been evaluated.

Influence of particle parameters on deposition onto healthy and damaged human hair.

Objective: This research investigates how particle parameters, such as zeta potential, size, functional group, material composition, and hydrophobicity affect their affinity and deposition of particles onto hair.

Methods: Streaming potential was used as the technique for analysis. The streaming potential data obtained was then converted to surface coverage data.