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Alcohol
Over 3 million annual deaths due to alcohol and drug use, majority among men
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4.7% of all deaths, and 0.6 million deaths to psychoactive drug use. Notably, 2 million of alcohol and 0.4 million of drug-attributable deaths were among men.
Rahapeli
Hallitus sivuutti virkakunnan huolet: Veikkauksen monopoli puretaan
Suomi alkaisi vuonna 2026 jakaa lisenssejä rahapeliyhtiöille toimia Suomen markkinoilla. Veikkaus jaettaisiin kahtia.
Narkotika
Norge: Når de mest sårbare
I 2021 startet Norge opp med heroinassistert behandling (HAB) i Oslo og Bergen. Midtveis i prøveperioden ser det ut til at tjenesten når personer med høyt lidelsestrykk.
Alkohol
Finland: Riklig alkoholkonsumtion ökar avsevärt unga mäns risk att få hjärninfarkt utan känd predisponerande orsak
Riklig alkoholkonsumtion och särskilt att dricka sig berusad nästan tredubblar risken för hjärninfarkt hos unga män utan någon känd predisponerande orsak. Hos kvinnor observerades ingen motsvarande riskökning, visade en omfattande internationell studie som leddes av HUS Helsingfors universitetssjukhus.
Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (NAD) is a peer-reviewed journal for social science research into alcohol and drugs as well as other substances and behaviours, such as gambling, gaming, eating, and smoking. Here you will the articles published in the journal.
NAD 2/2024
