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How did the 2018 amendment to the Alcohol Act affect alcohol sales?
In 2018, a new Alcohol Act came into force in Finland. In terms of the expected impact on alcohol consumption,…
May 13, 2022 -
“Current trends” in Nordic countries
Ten years ago, in 2012, the Nordic Council’s Welfare Committee discussed the future alcohol policy in the Nordic region. A…
April 18, 2022 -
Alcohol and cancer – BECA report
Days after World Cancer Day, the European Parliament will vote over the Special Committee on Beating Cancer report on strengthening…
February 04, 2022 -
Diaper ads and alcohol policy
When you had your first child, didn’t you notice how heavily Pampers was advertising everywhere? Special editions of magazines addressed…
January 02, 2022 -
NordAN resolution 2021 – Effective alcohol policies are hampered by industry interference
NordAN General Assembly raised the problem of alcohol industry interference in alcohol policy and adopted the following resolution on November…
November 24, 2021 -
The rise and fall of the Norwegian drug policy reform
A drug policy reform that once was lauded as “the biggest social reform in Norway in decades” failed to get…
November 03, 2021 -
REMARK: About the upcoming NordAN conference
It has been a while since we last met in person. We are, however, a network, and close communication is…
September 20, 2021 -
REMARK: Evidence-based worldview
Those of us who work in alcohol policy face various obstacles, the alcohol industry being one of them. But that…
August 02, 2021 -
REMARK: Does the Drinking Location Matter?
A little bit more than a year ago, we worked on a project on political youth organisations and alcohol policy….
July 08, 2021