NAD

The journal covers a broad set of aspects on epidemiology, use, harm, prevention, policies, and practice. The articles are encouraged to involve a social or welfare political framing. Nordic research and comparative settings are of special interest, but the journal also welcomes contributions from other parts of the world with relevance from a Nordic perspective. The journal publishes articles in English, but also in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs has an international readership of researchers, public health authorities, politicians, decision-makers, NGOs, professionals, students, and the media. By publishing in the journal, the contributors also reach a wider Nordic audience through the popNAD website and its summaries of the journal’s content.

NAD is published in cooperation with Uppsala University and the University of Helsinki. Financial contributors to NAD are the Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research (CRF) at Aarhus university in Denmark, the Ministry of Social Affairs in Sweden, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in Finland, the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland (SLS), and the Icelandic Directorate of Health.

Editorial board

• Maj Nygaard-Christensen, Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Denmark
• Kristine Rømer Thomsen, Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Denmark
• Elin Kristin Bye, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
• Johan Svensson, CAN/Stockholm University, Sweden
• Ársæll Már Arnarsson, University of Iceland, Iceland
• Filip Roumeliotis, Stockholm University, Sweden
• Anne Schanche Selbekk, West Norway Competence Centre (KoRus Stavanger), Norway
• Jani Selin, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
• Katja Kuusisto, Tampere University, Finland

Associate Editors

• Stefan Bastholm Andrade, VIVE – The Danish Centre of Applied Social Science, Denmark
• Jenni Savonen, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Katarina Winter, Stockholm University, Sweden
• Linn Gjersing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway

NAD 5–6/2025

Editorial
Guided by Energy, Ethics and Empathy
Matilda Hellman

Research reports
A strait or an ocean? Exploring risks and resources among people who use drugs in Denmark and Sweden
Esben Houborg, Torkel Richert, Johan Nordgren, Kristian Relsted Fahnøe, Mette Kronbæk, Nanna Kappel & Katrine Schepelern Johansen

“My advice is to not let him in”: How support for concerned significant others is shaped by professionals’ understandings of alcohol and other drug problems
Hans Fagerström, Lisa Skogens & Ninive von Greiff

Charting Recovery Pathways in Sweden: The Role of Time, Gender, and Meaningful Activities
Mulka Nisic, David Best, Linda Nilsson & Peter Moilanen

Gambling disorder and increased psychiatric comorbidity: A Finnish register-based study
Anne Salonen, Tiina A Latvala, Miika Vuori, Jonna Levola, Sari Castren & Tanja Grönroos

Qualifications and competency needs among professionals in outpatient care for young people with co-occurring problems
Sabina Kapetanovic, Sabina Vlasman, Karin Boson, Peter Wennberg, Mats Anderberg & Mikael Dahlberg

Commentaries
Navigating the complex currents of risk environments among people who use drugs: A commentary
Ola Røed Bilgrei & Kristin Hanoa

Commentary on “A strait or an ocean? Exploring risks and resources among people who use drugs in Denmark and Sweden”
Jenni Savonen

Obituary
In Memoriam Kerstin Stenius 1951–2025

Thematic section om drug related mortality

Editorial
Are We Doing Enough? Drug-Related Deaths as a Pressing Social Issue
Karoliina Karjalainen, Pekka Hakkarainen & Sanna Rönkä

Research Reports
Educational Attainment and Deaths of Despair among Individuals Assessed for Substance Use Severity: Findings from Swedish Addiction Severity Index (ASI) Data
Simone Scarpa, Wossenseged Birhane Jemberie, Björn Högberg & Lena Lundgren

Drug-related deaths among young people in a Scottish region: A socio-ecological autopsy approach to understanding the context of drug deaths.
Aileen O’Gorman, Stephanie Govenden & Frances Matthewson

A register-based follow-up study of age-specific mortality and causes of death of men, women and accompanying children after substance use treatment
Tuuli Pitkanen, Riku P Laine, Teemu Kaskela, Virvatuli Uusimäki & Jonna Levola

Bereavement and Support in the Conduct of Everyday Life: Insights from Dual Experience of Loss and Drug Use
Lillian Bruland Selseng, Sari Kaarina Lindeman & Monika Alvestad Reime

Review
The experiences of siblings after the substance-related death of their sibling – A systematic review
Heidi Jokipii & Anna Liisa Aho