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
• Monika Alvestad Reime, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway
• Ársæll Már Arnarsson, University of Iceland, Iceland
• Johan Svensson, CAN/Stockholm University, Sweden
• Filip Roumeliotis, Stockholm University, Sweden
• Jani Selin, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
• Katja Kuusisto, Tampere University, Finland

Associate Editors

• Julie Brummer, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Tobias Kammersgaard, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Veera Kankainen, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Jenni Savonen, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Siri Thor, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
• Linn Gjersing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway

NAD 2/2026

Editorial
Alfa-PVP: Why Does Finland Stick Out?
Matilda Hellman

Research Reports
The Grey Market for Alcohol on Social Media in Sweden
Oscar Waldner, Kim Moeller, Amra Balija, Vladyslava Nguen, Julia Stockfors

The Lines of Argumentation of Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Policies in Finland
Ilkka Arminen, Mika Simonen, Rosanna Rydman

Substance Use of Older Adults in Gerontological Social Work Client Documents
Ilona Kaitala, Minna Zechner, Teija Karttunen, Eeva Rossi

“If I Don’t Take Care of Him Then Who Will?” Caregiving Through the Eyes of Adult Offspring of Patients Hospitalized with Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
Anna K. K. Larsen, Gro Askgaard, Julie Christina Grew

Understanding Child Maltreatment and Support Needs in Families with Problematic Parental Substance use
Heidi Rantanen, Ella Plaami, Janika Kosonen, Eija Paavilainen, Katja Kuusisto

Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes of a Digital Intervention for Gaming-Related Problems and Well-Being: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Natalia Marjamaa, Krista Hylkilä, Maria Kääriäinen, Jussi Palomäki, Sanni Behm, Aino Peltonen, Jenni Konttila, Niko Männikkö