Norway raises own opioid alarm
Norwegian researchers sound alarms over a sharp rise in the use of the painkiller Oxycodone. It’s now eight times as…
November 29, 2019NEWS
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Systembolaget plans to introduce budget beer
Sweden’s state-run alcohol monopoly chain Systembolaget is planning to cut the costs of its cheapest beer from next year. The…
November 26, 2019
Norway Launches International Development Strategy on Combating Non-Communicable Diseases
‘We cannot eradicate poverty by 2030 without better health. Norway’s new strategy to combat non-communicable diseases in developing countries makes…
November 22, 2019
Alcohol costs Sweden 10 billion euros a year (updated with comments from Gabriel Romanus)
The economic cost of alcohol consumption in Sweden amounts to 103 billion SEK over one year, which is almost 10…
November 15, 2019
FINLAND: Abstaining from alcohol still common among young people, but experimenting with cannabis has increased
Based on a study conducted among pupils in grade 9 of basic education, maintaining a sober lifestyle continues to be…
November 12, 2019
Kalle Dramstad: EU Rules do not threaten the Áfengis- og tóbaksverslun ríkisins alcohol monopoly
The Icelandic discussion of new EU-rules as a threat to the ATVR alcohol retail monopoly is based on a misunderstanding…
November 07, 2019 -
Tallinn City Government greenlights late night alcohol sales restrictions
Tallinn City Government has approved limiting alcohol sales at “entertainment facilities” from June 1 next year, Baltic News Service reports….
November 06, 2019
Panel: young people and political youth organisations are a big challenge
Out of today’s political youth organisations could emerge the future leaders of our countries. NordAN is focusing on these organisations…
October 30, 2019
Latest drug news
A citizens’ initiative calling for the decriminalisation of cannabis use in Finland is headed to parliament for consideration by MPs….
October 25, 2019
Alcohol and drugs in Nordic Homicide Report
Nordic Homicide Report compares the trends and patterns of lethal violence in from 2007 to 2016, in five Nordic countries:…
October 22, 2019
NordAN Helsinki Conference materials
NordAN Helsinki Conference took place at the Arthur Hotel on October 11-12 under the title of „Alcohol and drugs in…
October 17, 2019
NordAN resolution 2019: Pushing back against the normalization of cannabis
Despite growing knowledge about cannabis related harm, attitudes towards the drug seem to be shifting in a more liberal direction….
October 13, 2019
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Kalle Dramstad: EU Rules do not threaten the Áfengis- og tóbaksverslun ríkisins alcohol monopoly
November 07, 2019The Icelandic discussion of new EU-rules as a threat to the ATVR alcohol retail monopoly is based on a misunderstanding…
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