Nordic data: One small alcoholic drink a day is linked to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation
A study of nearly 108,000 people has found that people who regularly drink a modest amount of alcohol are at…
January 13, 2021NEWS
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Cross-border alcohol: the revision process of the EU Directive
In December 2020 the European Commission published the first document in the process of revising tax rules for cross-border purchases…
January 05, 2021
Year in review – Part II
Last week we ended our “year in review” tour with June, so we will now continue with the next six…
January 05, 2021
Year in review – 2020 (Part 1)
The keyword for 2020 is obviously the pandemic. It has changed almost everything, and it really is everywhere. For once,…
December 30, 2020
Norway´s government receives a joint letter from the public health organisations
“After cutting taxes on snus, sugar and alcohol, Erna Solberg and the government have stirred up a united Public Health…
December 18, 2020
NordAN’s contribution to WHO’s consultation on the development of an alcohol action plan
The WHO Secretariat conducted a Web-based consultation on a working document for development of the action plan open to the…
December 15, 2020 -
CAN report: School students’ drug habits 2020
About 4 out of 10 ninth graders have drunk alcohol in the last twelve months. During the 2000s, the use…
December 14, 2020
Finland: Sharp increase in drug experimentation from one generation to another – nearly half experiment with drugs
The percentage of people who have tried illegal drugs has grown sharply in Finland from one generation to the next….
December 07, 2020
Dramstad and Juslin: Restricting foreign-based online alcohol retailers is better than allowing profit motives into alcohol sales
The proposal to allow online and producer sales of alcohol on Iceland risks clashing with EU-law and the Icelandic Minister…
November 24, 2020
Gender Mainstreaming! What? Why? How?
The 2008 Committee of Ministers Recommendation on the inclusion of gender differences in health policy, requires member states to “make…
November 20, 2020
NordAN webinar: Alcohol in times of COVID-19
On November 18, NordAN organized a network meeting on alcohol and COVID-19 in Nordic and Baltic countries. Presentations: Arni Einarsson…
November 19, 2020
NordAN resolution 2020: Alcohol – a risk factor for cancer
Drinking alcohol raises the risk of cancers of the mouth and throat, larynx (voice box), esophagus, colon and rectum, liver,…
November 18, 2020
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Year in review – Part II
January 05, 2021Last week we ended our “year in review” tour with June, so we will now continue with the next six…
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