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26: 174:”Nothing about us without us” is the core philosophy of the organization, which means that all groups must be represented by themselves and speak on their own behalf. For example, the board of directors should only include the target group. It is stated in their statues that only users can be on the board. SDUU's ideology consists of: 245:
users and other drugs. The work of the organization includes appeals, complaints, support users with different matters such as: apply for maintenance treatment, advocate for patient rights and to convince the healthcare and social workers to see and understand things from the users perspective. The
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The non-profit organizes a yearly seminar which focuses on harm reduction. One part of the seminar is an award ceremony for ”Brukarvänspriset” (the user friendly award). Earlier winners include Professor Lars Gunne - the founding father of one of the world's oldest OST (Ulleråker hospital Uppsala
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users who have or wants OST/MMT (opioid substitution treatment or methadone maintenance treatment). They also support the idea of maintenance treatment for
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legislative evaluations and steps for change, including the law that says it is illegal to use and to have drugs in your body;
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SDUU cooperate with several European and international organizations that support a drug policy based upon the ideas of
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Ted Goldberg, The National Board of Health and Welfare and four MPs from the Left wing Party for their stance on
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Non Governmental Organizations Address Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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founded 1967), Björn Fries - former drug policy coordinator to the government, the
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SDUU organizes Swedish drug users of both legal- and illicit drugs,
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Le Dain Commission of Inquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs
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group also write op-eds and carry out advocacy actions.
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European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies
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Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
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International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines
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SBF logo
Non-profit
Stockholm
http://www.svenskabrukarforeningen.se
Swedish
non-profit
NGO
people who use drugs
Opiate Substitution Treatment
Stockholm
Göteborg
Halmstad
Kalmar
Skåne
Örebro
Umeå
Skellefteå
Piteå
organized crime
harm reduction
ideology
stigmatization
dogma
ombudsman
harm reduction
opioid
opiate
amphetamine
needle exchange
Malmö

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