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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Big rise in passenger trouble in Norway

Pilots say that the alarming trend is due to alcohol availability and passengers feeling cramped. The number of cases of…
July 20, 2018

Drug dealer gang modified vehicles to smuggle narcotics across Europe

Since October 2016, the public prosecutor’s office and the police in Wuppertal (Germany), with the support of Europol, conducted an…
July 19, 2018

Latvian customs seize on average 0.5 tons of drugs every year

In recent years the Latvian State Revenue Service has been seizing on average 0.5 tons of narcotic substances, according to…
July 10, 2018

NordAN conference will discuss the future of international alcohol policy

NordAN is inviting its members and partners this year to Stockholm (October 5-6) where the annual conference is titled “Nordic and…
July 06, 2018

ICELAND: Alcohol policy change proposals didn´t reach Parliament discussions

Iceland´s Ministry of Education and Culture was considering lifting the ban on advertising alcohol and tobacco products, media reported this April. Removing…
June 20, 2018

EMCDDA: resurgence of cocaine in a dynamic drug market

Evidence of increased cocaine availability is highlighted by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) today in its European Drug Report 2018: Trends and Developments released…
June 15, 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

Finnish health authority: Finns bringing less alcohol back from Estonia

Passenger imports of alcoholic beverages decreased during the last 12 months in Finland. Converted to 100% alcohol, passenger imports of…
June 12, 2018

Study: Alcohol consumption in Estonia remains steady in 2017

According to the results of a study of the Estonian alcohol market and consumption commissioned by the Ministry of Social…
June 11, 2018

Alcohol consumption drops in Lithuania

Statistics Lithuania informs that in 2017, based on provisional data, absolute (100 per cent) alcohol consumption per resident aged 15…
June 01, 2018

Survey: Finns want more information about the contents of alcohol

64% of the Finns that use alcohol feel that the labels and packaging of alcoholic beverages should contain similar product…
May 24, 2018

EMCDDA Director addresses Lithuanian drug policy conference

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel will address a conference hosted by the Lithuanian Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department (NTAKD) in…
May 16, 2018