Actis: concrete measures needed in alcohol strategy
Work on a national alcohol strategy is under way in Norway. Actis calls for concrete measures to reduce alcohol consumption….
August 06, 2020NEWS
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Cancer country profiles 2020 – alcohol and cancer
We have created an infographic showing alcohol´s role in cancer deaths in Nordic and Baltic countries compared to Global and…
August 04, 2020
Why don’t people know that alcohol causes cancer?
Alcohol is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a Group 1 carcinogen. And we have known it more…
August 03, 2020
Alcohol and cancer awareness in Nordic countries
Despite the well-established contribution of alcohol to the burden of cancer, public knowledge of the relationship between alcohol and cancer…
July 27, 2020
Australia: Food ministers prioritise the community’s safety and health agreeing to a visible pregnancy health warning on alcohol products
Food safety Ministers in Australia and New Zealand have listened to the community and put the health and safety of…
July 17, 2020
New research grant will help to find best practices of tackling alcohol consumption in the Baltics
A new international project “Evaluation of the impact of alcohol control policies on morbidity and mortality in Lithuania and other…
July 16, 2020 -
Eurocare: In light of coronavirus pandemic, wine industry gets even more EU funding
European Union after a health pandemic gives even more money to promotion of certain unhealthy products. European Alcohol Policy Alliance…
July 09, 2020
COVID-19 and alcohol – consumption data strengthens case for ambitious alcohol policy
COVID-19 has put health resilience and preparedness at the forefront of every political debate – How ready were we and…
July 06, 2020
More than half of Finns are satisfied with the current alcohol policy
More than half, or 57 per cent, of the population, consider the current alcohol policy restrictions to be appropriate. The…
July 02, 2020
FASD Nordic focuses on alcohol and drug-related birth defects
FASD Nordic is a collaborative project between the Nordic countries. The idea was initiated at an expert meeting arranged by…
June 30, 2020
UNODC World Drug Report 2020: Global drug use rising; while COVID-19 has far reaching impact on global drug markets
Around 269 million people used drugs worldwide in 2018, which is 30 per cent more than in 2009, while over…
June 25, 2020
Researchers put a price tag on alcohol use
Alcohol use disorders are associated with high social welfare and health care costs – but what causes them? A new…
June 10, 2020
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Why don’t people know that alcohol causes cancer?
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