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Small Children Living with Drug Addicts at Spånga Hotel, Stockholm Social Services Paying for Accommodation

Key Points
  • Small children are reportedly living with drug addicts at a hotel in Spånga, Stockholm.
  • Stockholm's social services are paying for the accommodation of vulnerable families at this location.
  • The hotel claims zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol, but witnesses report seeing people showing signs of long-term substance abuse.

According to a report from SVT Stockholm, small children are reportedly living alongside drug addicts at a hotel in Spånga, Stockholm, with the city's social services paying for the accommodation. The hotel, located on Finnspångsvägen in an industrial area of Spånga, claims to have a 'zero tolerance' policy against alcohol and drugs, but the reality appears to be different according to eyewitness accounts. ' Another individual struggling with addiction reported being told the facility would be drug and alcohol-free but found this was 'absolutely not' the case.

SVT obtained mobile phone footage recorded at 11:30 PM one evening in January showing a 2-year-old child in the environment. The report aims to warn municipalities that refer vulnerable families with children to this location while paying for their stay.

it's not an environment that is good for children

absolutely not

, individual struggling with addiction

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