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Jag tror att vi skulle behöva ta ett stortomtag: Socialarbetares perspektiv på narkotikapolitiken samt dess påverkan på deras handlingsutrymme
Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
I think we would have to do a big overhaul : Social workers' perspective on drug policy and its impact on their room for action (English)
Abstract [en]

This study examines the perspectives of social workers who are working closely to people withaddictions or substance abuse regarding their view of Swedish drug policy and to what extent itaffects their clients life situations and their discretion in their work. Previous research indicates a lackof social workers perspective in this field, which is a knowledge gap that this study aims to fill and toinspire further studies. Data from five interviews with social workers from five different organisationshave been analyzed using Lipsky's (1980) theory of street-level bureaucracy and Bronfenbrenner's(1981) ecological systems theory. Five different themes have been identified using thematic analysis,they are; drug policy, stigmatization, cooperation, multifaceted problems, and discretion. The resultsregarding Swedish drug policy are varied, three are critical to the current legislature and would like tosee a decriminalization of personal use and possession, one is ambivalent and can see both pros andcons with the current legislature, the pros being that it's a good thing that the legislature is sendingmessages that drugs are bad for you, and the cons being that it is contributing to the stigmatization ofdrug users, and the last is critical to a liberalisation of drug policy because the boundaries will becomedistorted making the addiction treatment much more challenging. Two overall conclusions of thestudy are that the current legislature is not affecting social workers discretion in any major waysexcept for one social worker who expressed that they can’t get a hold of the lifesaving tool that isnaloxone without the help of their clients living in the low-threshold housing as a direct consequenceof Swedish drug policy, the other conclusion is that current drug policy is making life unnecessarilyhard for people with addictions by contributing to the stigmatization of drug use and addiction, whichin turn makes it harder to seek and get help for the people affected by addiction.

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2024. , p. 42
Keywords [en]
drug policy, sweden, discretion, social work
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-71418OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-71418DiVA, id: diva2:1901871
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HS Socialt arbete
Available from: 2024-10-22 Created: 2024-09-30 Last updated: 2024-10-22Bibliographically approved

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