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Guest interview: Phil Cain, author of “Alcohol Companion”
Phil Cain has a background in mathematics and journalism. He has been a correspondent for Southeast Europe and was a founder…
August 08, 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 -
Can Nordics manage both: trust and control
We have followed the progress regarding alcohol and flying. There is a long list of harms that someone´s drinking during…
March 12, 2018 -
NordAN conference 2017 – Alcohol across borders
Rates of alcohol-related outcomes are sensitive to policy differences in neighboring territories. It is clear that cross-border trade with alcoholic…
September 05, 2017 -
When public health and science clash
Scientific evidence is an important cornerstone for effective alcohol policy and alcohol policy advocacy. As advocacy organisation we aim to…
August 21, 2017 -
Exercising political will: new alcohol control measures in Lithuania
Nijole Gostautaite Midttun describes the controversy surrounding the new alcohol law On 9 June 2017, President Dalia Grybauskaitė signed new alcohol…
June 23, 2017 -
Lauri Beekmann: Curious case of alcohol labelling
European case of alcohol labelling is a good example of the results of industry lobby and effects of vested interests….
March 27, 2017 -
Iceland knows how to stop teen substance abuse but the rest of the world isn’t listening
In Iceland, teenage smoking, drinking and drug use have been radically cut in the past 20 years. Emma Young finds…
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A growing collection of alcohol awareness resources
A year ago, in January 2016, we started a special blog gathering different alcohol awareness materials into one place. https://alcoholads.wordpress.com/…
January 04, 2017