Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network

As a network NordAN advocates the prevention and reducing of alcohol- and drug related harm through effective evidence based alcohol- and drug policy in the Nordic and Baltic countries and in the entire Northern dimension region of Europe.
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ICELAND: Overdose Deaths Increase from 2017

Thirty-seven people have died from drug overdoses in Iceland so far this year, RÚV reports. The number has already surpassed…
October 11, 2018

NordAN supports Finnish Governments plan to further define alcohol distance sales

Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network´s (NordAN) statement to the European Commission on the bill proposed by the Finnish government…
October 10, 2018

Icelandic teens least likely to drink, consume less alcohol than any in Europe

Less than two percent of Icelandic teens consume alcohol regularly, according to a new report from the World Health Organization….
October 01, 2018

WHO launches SAFER alcohol control initiative to prevent and reduce alcohol-related death and disability

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released SAFER, a new initiative and technical package outlining five high-impact strategies that can help…
September 28, 2018

Lithuanian Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department hosts Nordic-Baltic Workshop on Cross-border Alcohol Purchases

The Nordic-Baltic workshop EU cross-border alcohol purchases – Building a common understanding was held in Vilnius 21 September, 2018. The…
September 26, 2018

Arctic parliamentarians call to focus on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Arctic parliamentarians from Canada, Denmark, Greenland/Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden gathered last week in Inari, Finland for a…
September 24, 2018
Iceland: Bill Proposes End to State Monopoly on Alcohol

A new bill has been introduced to parliament that, if passed, would abolish the state monopoly on alcohol sales, RÚV…
September 21, 2018

Finland: Police update safety protocols over life-threatening illegal drugs

The forensic lab of the National Bureau of Investigation has updated its safety guidelines for handling and investigating powerful synthetic…
September 20, 2018

Commentary: Life after big alcohol policy changes in Lithuania

The good news is that Lithuania has lost the dubious first place as a country consuming most alcohol per capita…
September 19, 2018

Dr Jonathan Sher: “Weak action around FASD is an international phenomenon”

We spoke with Dr Jonathan Sher who has long been an advocate for action on FASD in Scotland, the rest…
September 13, 2018

Katarina Wittgard: Slowly but surely it’s getting better

September is FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders) Awareness Month and September 9 is global FASD Awareness Day. We turned to Katarina Wittgard,…
September 10, 2018

Alcohol consumption in Finland has decreased, but over half a million are still at risk from excessive drinking

Total consumption of alcohol in Finland increased up to 2007, and since then has decreased by nearly a fifth. Hazardous…
September 07, 2018