Act 1988:870 replaced the 1981 LVM law and raised the maximum care period from four to six months, with discharge required earlier when the purpose of care had been achieved. The reform sought intervention at an earlier stage of serious substance misuse and made compulsory care mandatory where its legal conditions were satisfied. It concerned qualifying alcohol and drug cases, including cannabis within the drug framework, rather than imposing six months of detention on every user.[1][2]
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References
- Swedish Parliament — report 1987/88:SoU25 on compulsory care of adult substance usersSummary and Vårdtidens längd, printed pp. 16–17; committee's six-month recommendationarchived
- Sweden — Act 1988:870, LVM (Riksdag consolidated text)Unamended section 20 and original 1988 transitional provisions; commencement 1 January 1989archived
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