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The first book was published in 1992, a documentary about
his fathers life as a commercial traveller of fork-lift trucks. At the same
time he started his study of the international drug situation, which is still
going on. As the editor of
“Narkotikafrågan” (a magazine about
drug issues) during ten years he got
the opportunity the travel around, first in Europe,
then in many other countries, to write about drug policy. In the latest years
he has visited among others, Moldova,
New Zealand, Afghanistan, Russia
and Belarus.
Although he is critical about some aspects of the Swedish drug model – much
more must be done to help the drug addicts and to stop the use of drugs among
youngsters – he believes that a restricted drug policy is the best way to
tackle the drug problems. That is not the same as a repressive policy! The
police and social
work shall go together. Therefore he is also a supporter of the UN:s conventions about narcotics drug and the
work of INCB
and UNODC.
His travels and studies has resulted in a number of report books. The first five are about the
drug situation and policy in countries which has a liberal approach the
problem; the Netherlands, Germany,
Great Britain and Switzerland.
(The titles and covers are you can see on this website. Go to “Böcker”.)
His
two latest books about drugs are Stenad (=
Stoned) a report about cannabis, 2002, and Opium, heroin, Subutex
– a global report, autumn 2007.
None of his books are so far translated in English.
Pelle Olsson is twice rewarded
for his journalistic works about drugs. 1992 by The Swedish Carnegie Institute and
2000 by the Swedish Medical Association of Addiction Medicine.
To contact: pelle.olsson52@comhem.se
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