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Sweden: Only a minority of those with alcohol use disorders receives medication
Only a minority of Swedes with alcohol use disorders are prescribed alcohol medication, a situation that has remained largely unchanged…
September 12, 2021 -
University of Eastern Finland: Good sleep-time recovery is associated with a healthier diet and lower alcohol consumption
Good sleep-time recovery is associated with a health-promoting diet and health-promoting eating habits, as well as with lower consumption of…
September 10, 2021 -
EMCDDA answers key questions on drug-related deaths
How many people die every year in Europe from a drug-related death? Are women and men affected equally? What substances…
September 06, 2021 -
Linköping University: Mechanism behind compulsive alcohol use revealed
A small group of nerve cells in the brain determines whether an individual continues to consume alcohol even when it…
August 19, 2021 -
Alcohol and flying update: August 2021
NordAN has been highlighting the issue of drinking and flying since 2012, when the General Assembly adopted a resolution urging…
August 16, 2021 -
Study: Children of heavy drinkers are at risk for a wide range of harms
The children of parents who drink alcohol heavily have an elevated risk of a number of adverse experiences, including mental…
August 05, 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 -
NordAN contributed to the Latvian alcohol policy public consultation
NordAN submitted a response to Latvia’s Health Ministry’s public consultation on upcoming changes to the country’s alcohol policy addressing availability…
July 26, 2021 -
The Lancet Onc.: Alcohol consumption linked to more than 740,000 new cancer cases in 2020
Four percent of newly diagnosed cancer cases in 2020 may by associated with drinking alcohol, according to a global study…
July 15, 2021