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Dr Jonathan Sher: “Weak action around FASD is an international phenomenon”
We spoke with Dr Jonathan Sher who has long been an advocate for action on FASD in Scotland, the rest…
September 13, 2018 -
Katarina Wittgard: Slowly but surely it’s getting better
September is FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders) Awareness Month and September 9 is global FASD Awareness Day. We turned to Katarina Wittgard,…
September 10, 2018 -
Alcohol consumption in Finland has decreased, but over half a million are still at risk from excessive drinking
Total consumption of alcohol in Finland increased up to 2007, and since then has decreased by nearly a fifth. Hazardous…
September 07, 2018 -
Supreme Court: Alko’s monopoly is not in conflict with EU law – an Estonian man convicted in the so-called Alkotaxi case
In 2009, an Estonian entrepreneur sold alcoholic beverages online on the Alkotaxi website and arranged their home delivery to Finnish…
August 31, 2018 -
Mats Ramstedt: “It is important to keep the availability of cannabis low”
Earlier this month the Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs (Centralförbundet för alkohol- och narkotikaupplysning – CAN) published…
August 27, 2018 -
FINLAND: New alcohol law reforms increase police workload
Police responded to over 12,000 more callouts between January and July than they did in previous years, according to the…
August 20, 2018 -
Reported drug offences in Sweden increase in 2018
The number of reported narcotics-related offences in Sweden has increased, with police saying drugs are on an upward trend in…
August 13, 2018 -
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 -
ICELAND: Legal Alcohol Limit to Be Reduced
The legal limit of blood alcohol concentration for drivers in Iceland will be reduced from 0.05 percent, or 0.5 g/liter,…
July 30, 2018