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  ICELAND: Alcohol policy change proposals didn´t reach Parliament discussions

  Iceland´s Ministry of Education and Culture was considering lifting the ban on advertising alcohol and tobacco products, media reported this April. Removing…

  June 20, 2018
  

  EMCDDA: resurgence of cocaine in a dynamic drug market

  Evidence of increased cocaine availability is highlighted by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) today in its European Drug Report 2018: Trends and Developments released…

  June 15, 2018
  

  How to cope with cross-border alcohol trade?

  Estonia is facing a similar situation where Finland has been the last 15 years when a large number of its…

  June 12, 2018
  

  Finnish health authority: Finns bringing less alcohol back from Estonia

  Passenger imports of alcoholic beverages decreased during the last 12 months in Finland. Converted to 100% alcohol, passenger imports of…

  June 12, 2018
  

  Study: Alcohol consumption in Estonia remains steady in 2017

  According to the results of a study of the Estonian alcohol market and consumption commissioned by the Ministry of Social…

  June 11, 2018
  

  Alcohol consumption drops in Lithuania

  Statistics Lithuania informs that in 2017, based on provisional data, absolute (100 per cent) alcohol consumption per resident aged 15…

  June 01, 2018
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  Survey: Finns want more information about the contents of alcohol

  64% of the Finns that use alcohol feel that the labels and packaging of alcoholic beverages should contain similar product…

  May 24, 2018
  

  EMCDDA Director addresses Lithuanian drug policy conference

  EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel will address a conference hosted by the Lithuanian Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department (NTAKD) in…

  May 16, 2018
  

  Finland: Summery weather brings drink-driving spike

  Last weekend’s drink-driving figures were in the dozens, according to police. Cases of driving under the influence of alcohol or…

  May 09, 2018
  

  Report: Drug overdose leading cause of death among men under 40 in Finland

  According to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction EMCDDA, there were 194 cases of death due to…

  May 03, 2018
  

  Lithuania plans to introduce an alcohol interlock programme

  The Lithuanian ministry of transport has announced plans to introduce a national alcohol interlock programme to tackle repeat drink-driving offences….

  May 01, 2018
  

  110 overdose deaths registered in Estonia in 2017

  A total of 110 people in Estonia died due to a drug overdose last year, it can be seen from…

  April 25, 2018