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Plant drugs are pouring in – Customs Agency can only watch
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Plant drugs are pouring in – Customs Agency can only watch

Cultivation boxes for hallucinogenic mushrooms and tons of plant parts that can be used to get high pass the border to Sweden completely legally every year. The drugs are sold openly on the internet and in stores, and at the border, the Customs Service can only look on – since the products are not illegal in the form they are delivered
Widespread outbreak of whooping cough
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Widespread outbreak of whooping cough

The number of cases of whooping cough continues to increase. Now, the Public Health Agency wants to increase awareness that a major spread of the disease is underway in Sweden
Public Health Agency: "There is extremely strong research support"
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Public Health Agency: "There is extremely strong research support"

The Public Health Agency has received criticism about the new screen areas. Now the agency is responding to the criticism
German advice on screen time stricter than Swedish
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German advice on screen time stricter than Swedish

How much screen time is too much? Several countries in Europe are going further than Sweden's new recommendations regarding young people's use of social media and digital devices. In Germany, the authorities believe that children under 9 years old should spend a maximum of 45 minutes per day in front of the screen
Criticism: No Research Support for New Screen Recommendations
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Criticism: No Research Support for New Screen Recommendations

The new screen areas from the Public Health Agency are being criticized by experts. It is not reasonable to set such sharp boundaries based on such a weak foundation, says sociologist Henrik Pallin
Criticism of screen time advice: "Absurd concept"
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Criticism of screen time advice: "Absurd concept"

Conversations, screen-free times and adults setting a good example. These can be keys to lure children away from screens without a fuss
How much screen time is allowed for your child
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How much screen time is allowed for your child

The Public Health Agency provides recommendations for how parents should think about screen use for children and young people. This is what they look like:
New guidelines: Teenagers' screen time must be halved
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New guidelines: Teenagers' screen time must be halved

Many children and young people should drastically reduce their screen time. New recommendations from the Public Health Agency advise teenagers to halve their usage
Boot Throwing and Adventure Golf in the Fight Against Loneliness
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Boot Throwing and Adventure Golf in the Fight Against Loneliness

Adventure golf, betting promenade, and boot throwing are some activities that seniors at one of the country's summer camps get to try out. The purpose is to counteract loneliness among the elderly in Sweden, where approximately 700,000 inhabitants lack a close friend
Mpox: Very low risk of spread in Sweden
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Mpox: Very low risk of spread in Sweden

So far, only one case of the new, more dangerous mpox variant has been confirmed in Sweden. Even if new imported cases may come, the risk of a larger spread of infection here is very small
Sweden will not donate mpox vaccines
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Sweden will not donate mpox vaccines

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