The government's proposal, which was presented during a press conference on Tuesday, means in short that the penalty for drunk driving and gross unlawful driving is tightened, which means that a prosecutor has the opportunity to arrest anyone suspected of the crimes.

The government also wants to introduce a new criminal classification for those who repeatedly commit traffic offenses: Major traffic offenses, which can provide a maximum of five years in prison.

This spring when SVT reported relapses on the Smaland roads, we met Niclas Kronqvist. He is a former addict and criminal, but currently works as a drug therapist and responsible for a business for ex-criminals in Kalmar.

Strict punishment had made a difference

He believes that stricter penalties for drug drunk driving could have made a difference for him, who drove drug drunk countless times over 20 years:

- Obviously, I was out a lot and drove a car all the time. Had they arrested me when I drove drunk and put myself on the detention so I did not drive more that year, says Niclas Kronqvist.

At the same time, he also asks if time spent in detention and prison is the solution to the problem of relapse criminals in long-term traffic - substance abuse problems are often the cause of the repeated traffic violations, he believes.

- I don't think that sharpening will make people stop committing crimes. It is about the abuse, preventing young people from getting into abuse. The abuse situation in Sweden today is terribly terrible, he says.

Fully in Swedish institutions

An increasing number of prosecuted drug addicts who have been driving drug refills over and over again also ask other, more practical questions:

- How will the Prison Service meet all the drunk drivers you can get? There are about ten places on the detention, and if the police made a big bet on drug drunk driving, they would fill those places in two days.

- It costs to lock in, too, but rehabilitation, this is where you can make sure that you do not get relapse criminals.