A few years ago, she lost her 22-year-old son who got stuck in an addiction.

- Making it legal to use drugs does not help someone who is addicted. Allowing drugs does not cause fewer abuses. Instead, you should invest more in helping those who take drugs before it's too late.

Tiring battle

Yvonne Johansson fought a long and tiring battle to get her son to stop using his tablet abuse. What she thinks helps both the addict and the family around is that it is difficult to get the support of the community on time. Not least from care.

- Abuse is a medical condition and many die because they are not yet considered "far enough down" so they have to wait for help. What if you had to reason the same way about cancer?

"The cleft in the matter"

The Left Party chairman Jonas Sjöstedt has some arguments for decriminalizing drug use. On the one hand, the party does not believe that drug abuse can be punished, and that there is a risk that criminalization will not seek help. Another idea is that it could curb gang crime.

Eva Ericson, active in the Parents Association Against Drugs in Luleå, says:

- I personally am split on this issue. If the state had a monopoly on all drugs, as with the alcohol, then maybe we could avoid the criminal drug trade. But taking a stand is not so easy.

Moving boundaries

She continues:

- My son has substance abuse problems and he is helped by methadone as a substitute treatment.

Monica Öhman, representative of FMN in Piteå / Älvsbyn, does not like the Left Party play.

- If we start to push the boundaries, society can become more and more permissive. In the end, driving a car may not be criminal anymore. Mental ill health and drugs go hand in hand and this is where we should put the help.