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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, 2021 -
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