Alcohol labels are one strategy for communicating alcohol-related harms, including cancer. Improving knowledge that alcohol can cause cancer using labels…
May 13, 2021
Norway’s main opposition Labour Party on Friday rejected a government plan to decriminalise the personal use of drugs in small…
April 30, 2021
A new Substance Abuse and Addiction Strategy was published on 9 April. It outlines joint development work, objectives and priority…
April 22, 2021
Although the WHO European Region has experienced an overall decrease in alcohol consumption levels, this trend is only associated with…
April 16, 2021
The Finnish Institute for Welfare and Health (THL) and the Welfare District of Päijät-Häme (PHHYKY) are piloting a screening trial…
April 10, 2021
Norway’s budget settlement between the government and the Progress Party resulted in getting rid of the sugar tax for chocolate…
April 05, 2021
Alcohol per capita consumption level is the primary measurement used to measure the alcohol consumption differences between countries. Governments are…
March 24, 2021
Norway has signed a two-year agreement with World Health Organization (WHO) for an amount of 220 Million NOK (US$ 26…
March 19, 2021
The Swedish Drug Policy Centre (NPC) has published an English translation of a new report on the decriminalisation of drugs…
March 18, 2021
“Actis has long called for a holistic view of alcohol policy. Now the strategy is finally here, but we are disappointed…
March 17, 2021
Introducing prominent health warnings on alcohol products could be effective in increasing awareness of the potential harms of drinking, according…
March 10, 2021
At its meeting on 25 February, NordAN board adopted the Nordic and Baltic Charter on Alcohol and Cancer, which aims…
March 01, 2021
Norway’s budget settlement between the government and the Progress Party resulted in getting rid of the sugar tax for chocolate…
