Field staff working among young people warn that teenagers are getting drunk on hand sanitizer. It's not a new phenomenon, but we're seeing an upsurge now, says field worker Linnéa Norberg.
SwedenHeart palpitations and stomach upset - contact with some of Sweden's poisonous plants can cause discomfort and, in some cases, be dangerous. It happens that both children and adults get the idea to taste these plants, says Torbjörn Tyler, curator at the Biological Museum at Lund University.
SwedenToxic blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, are now present in most of the Baltic Sea. "We saw the first signs two weeks ago, and since then they have gradually increased," says Jörgen Öberg, oceanographer at SMHI.
SwedenThe police have seized nearly 25,000 tablets of the potent nitazene class of drugs, according to TV4 News.
SwedenSelf-harm involving medication among teenagers has increased by almost 32 percent over the past five years.
SwedenOn July 1, a law banning the use of nitrous oxide for intoxicating purposes came into force. Since then, calls to the Poison Information Centre about the gas have decreased drastically. You are happy when you see the figures, says Minister of Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (KD).
SwedenTwo evenings in a row, severely affected teenagers in the Stockholm area have been taken to hospital. The police suspect that they may have been poisoned by "moonshine". A total of twelve young people have received care over the weekend, according to the region.
SwedenSeveral girls in their 15th year were taken to hospital on Friday after drinking alcohol that may have contained the toxic substance isopropanol. The incident is said to have occurred in connection with a party in Vallentuna outside Stockholm. The incident is deeply disturbing, says municipal councillor Johan Skog (The Moderate Party).
SwedenThe Riksdag has passed a law that prohibits laughing gas for intoxication purposes. It will come into force on July 1.
SwedenThe conversations to the Poison Information Centre continue to increase. The questions concern, among other things, adders, chemicals and medicines.
SwedenThe number of calls to the Poison Information Centre about people who have abused laughing gas has increased record-high. Particularly large is the increase among teenagers.
SwedenThe number of calls about laughing gas to the Poison Information Centre is approaching 1,000 this year – at the same time as Halloween is approaching.
SwedenThe last ten years have seen a 250 percent increase in questions about poisonings with ADHD medication, and the increase continues, according to new figures from the Poison Information Centre. Poorer mental health may be an explanation.
SwedenSeveral severe cases of mushroom poisoning have already been reported this summer. It's unusually early, says Peter Hultén, pharmacist at the Poison Information Centre. Taking one mushroom at a time is his advice to avoid the dangers.
SwedenCold injuries have become an increasingly common consequence of laughing gas use. Now the healthcare system is sounding the alarm. It often involves fairly large areas and deep injuries, says Yihang Liu at Karolinska Hospital.
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