De har ju lyckats med mig
Om ungdomars erfarenheter av behandling
This study is based on interviews with four youths that have been treated for problems such as drugabuse and criminality. The aim of this master´s thesis is to examine the youths experiences with the treatment they received, but also to examine how they look upon their own lifesituations. The study is presented in categories developed through the use of Grounded theory. The result points out that the treatment can be summarized mainly in two aspects- one concerning care and one concerning control. The first aspect includes supportive and friendly staff while control in this context stands for rules and supervision of different kinds. The result also shows that the youths talk rational and with an awareness about their own lifesituations as far as why youths turn to drugs and what kind of support they need in their situations.