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Critic of Löfven’s statement: “Not chosen to be born into the upper class”
Of: Helena Trus, Natalia Kazmierska
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The prime minister noted that drug abuse by Djursholm youth is the driving force behind gang crime.
– It feels incredibly offensive to pose group against group like that. These are children, says Lotta Borg Skoglund, chief physician of psychiatry.
At the same time, the so-called Stockholm poll shows that party drug use is increasing among the municipality’s youth.
– Djursholm, Danderyd: This is where you have the highest consumption.
It was in the fall of last year that Stefan Löfven made a statement in an interview with DN. He added: “I would not be surprised if there are many Djursholm residents who point fingers at the areas where the shootings are taking place and say ‘oh what a terrible thing there’.
Alice, 16, grew up in Djursholm and reacted to what the Prime Minister said then.
– I found it a bit unfair and a bit difficult that Stefan Löfven had such an image of Djursholm. Actually, it didn’t seem like he had that much information about what this was like. There are many parts of Sweden where it is much worse with drugs. I understand that this is the way prejudices are. But not where they come from, she says.
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The Netflix series “Biggest of all” that premiered in 2019. The series is based on a book by Malin Persson Giolito.
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Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.
A few months before the Prime Minister’s initiative, the Netflix series “Biggest of all” had been the starting point of a column analyzing the great youth life in Djursholm, full of drugs, mental illness and derailed house parties.
An image that left several young people from Djursholm with a feeling of vulnerability.
– Many values are placed around these young people who have not chosen for themselves to be born into a high social class, but who are constantly allowed to dress for it. Not everyone in the municipality lives in financially sound families either, says Lotta Borg Skoglund, chief physician at Smart Psychiatry and a physician at the Karolinska Institutet.
– There is frustration and sadness among young people where they feel pigeonholed, that this is what Sweden thinks of us and therefore our opinions and feelings are not relevant.
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Lotta Borg Skoglund, chief physician of Smart Psychiatry and physician at the Karolinska Institutet.
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The Netflix series “Biggest of all” resulted in a column about the great youth life in Djursholm, full of drugs, mental illness and derailed house parties.
“Fear that he will not be allowed to join”
But at the same time, parts of the painted picture are confirmed. House party culture is flagged as a widespread problem among Djursholm youth by the night walk youth coordinators Aftonbladet has interviewed.
More young people in Danderyd also suffer from mental illness, with many using ecstasy and cocaine, according to the Stockholm survey, which was answered by young people from 22 Stockholm municipalities last fall. Among the girls in Danderyd, the use of this type of drug has increased significantly.
High drug use led Lotta Borg Skoglund and Pia Kvillemo, researchers at the City Center for Psychiatric Research at the Karolinska Institutet, to conduct a study together with colleagues based on anonymous in-depth interviews with 20 young people from the three upper secondary schools. by Danderyd. The young people they have interviewed talk about the importance of status and what they are willing to do to get and keep it.
– What emerged was that many take drugs to increase an already festive atmosphere but also because of the fear that they will not be allowed to participate. Young people are often very aware of where they and others stand in social status, says Lotta Borg Skoglund about the research that is a collaboration between Karolinska Institutet and the Stockholm Region.
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Pia Kvillemo, researcher at the Karolinska Institutet City Psychiatric Research Center.
The recently completed study also revealed that the motive for using drugs differs from countries such as the United States, where academic pressure and the absence of parents have been identified as causes.
– In our interviews, young people stated that it is more about getting bored if you are not partying, a group yearning and a desire to be part of a social context, says Lotta Borg Skoglund.
The idea is that research can lead to preventive measures against drug use. And the adult world can do a lot, they say.
– Young people say they are reluctant to seek help because they fear being reported to social services and the police, says Lotta Borg Skoglund.
– The young people we know fight hard, are incredibly wise and look positively towards the future. It’s more about how the adult world should support them in the right way.
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