Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network

As a network NordAN advocates the prevention and reducing of alcohol- and drug related harm through effective evidence based alcohol- and drug policy in the Nordic and Baltic countries and in the entire Northern dimension region of Europe.
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Iceland: Bill Proposes End to State Monopoly on Alcohol

A new bill has been introduced to parliament that, if passed, would abolish the state monopoly on alcohol sales, RÚV…
September 21, 2018

Finland: Police update safety protocols over life-threatening illegal drugs

The forensic lab of the National Bureau of Investigation has updated its safety guidelines for handling and investigating powerful synthetic…
September 20, 2018

Commentary: Life after big alcohol policy changes in Lithuania

The good news is that Lithuania has lost the dubious first place as a country consuming most alcohol per capita…
September 19, 2018

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