http://nordan.org Site News daily 1 2009-02-17T16:22:40Z http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/alcohol-and-drug-related-news-from-nordic-and-baltic-area-week-20-2012 One in ten female high school students in Sweden has been forced to take part in some sort of sexual act; According to a fresh “Drugs in Finland 2020” study, experts on substance abuse expect the use of illegal drugs to increase; Duty free sales of tobacco products at Norwegian airports will go up in smoke. These and other news articles in this weeks Newsletter. No publisher lauri 2012-05-15T09:01:47Z News Item http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/alcohol-and-drug-related-news-from-nordic-and-baltic-area-week-19-2012 Ruling coalition determined to raise consumption taxes in Estonia; EWCO comparative analytical report on Trends: Use of Alcohol/Drugs at the Workplace in Nordic and Baltic countries. These and other articles in this weeks newsletter. No publisher lauri 2012-05-08T07:37:34Z News Item http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/alcohol-and-drug-related-news-from-nordic-and-baltic-area-week-18-2012 A new political dispute is brewing over proposed new restrictions on the advertising of mild alcoholic beverages in Finland; Contemporary Swedes drink significantly more alcohol since the country joined the European Union in 1995. These and other stories in this weeks newsletter. No publisher lauri 2012-05-01T08:37:49Z News Item http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/alcohol-and-drug-related-news-from-nordic-and-baltic-area-week-17-2012 EMCDDA report presents latest evidence on heroin-assisted treatment for hard-to-treat opioid users; Ministry is planning how to stop the flow of untaxed fuel, alcohol and tobacco from Russia to Estonia. These and other news in this weeks newsletter. No publisher lauri 2012-04-23T16:28:19Z News Item http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/alcohol-and-drug-related-news-from-nordic-and-baltic-area-week-16-2012 Hundreds of Addicts Use Red Cross Van for Injections in Iceland; Many Women Still Report Drinking During Pregnancy in Sweden; Norwegian Celebrities urged to stop drinking. In this weeks newsletter. No publisher lauri 2012-04-16T07:54:24Z News Item http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/alcohol-and-drug-related-news-from-nordic-and-baltic-area-week-15-2012 Thursday marked 80 years since the first state-operated liquor stores opened their doors in Finland; 58 percent of the respondents in Norway believe drinking wine regularly is healthy; Swedish home-help service workers have been instructed to assist an alcoholic to purchase drink. These and other stories in this weeks selection. No publisher lauri 2012-04-09T10:47:31Z News Item http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/alcohol-and-drug-related-news-from-nordic-and-baltic-area-week-14-2012 Danish consumers could soon be paying more to consume alcohol; According to the most recent data, Estonia's overdose mortality rate is the highest in the European Union - seven times the average; Large amount of contraband alcohol, cigarettes and fuel were destroyed in Latvia over the last few days. Check out the whole list of last weeks news. No publisher lauri 2012-04-02T11:10:38Z News Item http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/alcohol-and-drug-related-news-from-nordic-and-baltic-area-week-13-2012 Police Bust Nearly 500 Underaged Drinkers Per Month in Estonia; Swedish and Lithuanian politicians have issues with substance use problems; Set of research articles from Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. No publisher lauri 2012-03-24T16:04:17Z News Item http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/alcohol-and-drug-related-news-from-nordic-and-baltic-area-week-11-2012 Liberal politicians declared that using drug should not be crime in Norway anymore; Abuse of prescription medicines is becoming increasingly common in Finland; The Icelandic police force has been conducting an extensive investigation into organized crime and illegal debt collection. These and other stories in this weeks newsletter. No publisher lauri 2012-03-19T16:18:55Z News Item http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/nordan-organised-a-pricing-policy-roundtable-in-tallinn In connection to the last NordAN board meeting, which took place in Tallinn on the 8th of March, a roundtable about alcohol pricing policy was organised. NordAN board members from different member countries introduced the latest developments in their pricing policy and how that has influenced situation regarding alcohol consumption and alcohol related harm. No publisher lauri 2012-03-18T09:55:27Z News Item http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/alcohol-and-drug-related-news-from-nordic-and-baltic-area-week-10-2012-1 A team of Norwegian researchers has established that LSD is an effective medicine for the treatment of alcoholism; Attitudes of the Finnish people toward the consumption and distribution of alcoholic beverages have become increasingly restrictive; A planned strike by union workers at the Carlsberg brewery in Lithuania has been declared illegal by an outrageous court decision. Read also other news in this weeks NordAN newsletter. No publisher lauri 2012-03-12T12:44:35Z News Item http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/alcohol-and-drug-related-news-from-nordic-and-baltic-area-week-10-2012 Sniffer dogs will be used to search schools in Landskrona municipality in southern Sweden; Study: Unemployment and alcohol deadly combination; Beer makers barred from showing beer in Norway. These and other news in this weeks newsletter. No publisher lauri 2012-03-05T09:06:57Z News Item http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/alcohol-and-drug-related-news-from-nordic-and-baltic-area-week-9-2012 Finnish Justice Minister says that lowering the legal limit of blood levels of alcohol will not solve the drinking and driving problem; Women who abuse intoxicants while pregnant could soon face the possibility of being put into treatment against their will in Finland; ‘Drunkoreoxia’ on the rise in Sweden. These and other stories in this weeks NordAN newsletter. No publisher lauri 2012-02-27T15:31:33Z News Item http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/alcohol-and-drug-related-news-from-nordic-and-baltic-area-week-8-2012 Alcohol advertising ban under consideration in Finland; Estonia's North Prefecture is handing out 10,000 single-use alcohol breathalyzers to drivers in a framework of roadside sobriety checks in Tallinn; Legal limits for twenty illegal drugs and medicines with an abuse potential have been introduced by the Norwegian government. And other news in this weeks newsletter. No publisher lauri 2012-02-19T18:00:57Z News Item http://nordan.org/news-events/news-archive/alcohol-and-drug-related-news-from-nordic-and-baltic-area-week-7-2012 Stockholm Police is looking to beef up efforts to put the brakes on a “vodka-mobile” that delivers hard liquor to school children; Iceland’s public sector alcohol retail monopoly, has refused to sell a red wine marketed under the branding of British rock band Motörhead; Nordic Alcohol and Drug Researchers' Assembly coming up. These and other stories in this weeks NordAN newsletter. No publisher lauri 2012-02-12T14:28:22Z News Item