Alcohol

Loneliness and social isolation among the older adults during the coronavirus pandemic

Nordic Alcohol and Drug Researchers’ Assembly 2021 (NADRA)

New study underlines college students’ desire for more alcohol-free settings and scepticism towards alcohol prevention programmes

Alcohol,

Our recent study on College students’ perspectives on an alcohol prevention programme and student drinking aimed to give voice to the stud [...]

Nordic gambling companies are profitable, but at a cost

Gambling,

Our recent article ‘On the efficiency of Nordic state-controlled monopolies’ published in Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs assesses t [...]

Children with parental alcohol problems have an increased risk of not attaining a secondary education

Alcohol,

Young people leaving school without completing secondary education is a well-identified problem in many Western countries. Completing a seco [...]

Can legislation protect young people from snus and snus-like products?

Tobacco,

During the last decade, the use of snus and more recently the use of snus-like nicotine pouches has become common among young people in the [...]

New study finds the blind spots of addiction treatment systems – and asks what can be done about them

Alcohol, Drugs,

We wanted to identify the weak points of current treatment offers which might prevent people from seeking help, even when they need it. This [...]

Nordic Alcohol and Drug Researchers’ Assembly 2020 (NADRA)

Comparable Nordic alcohol statistics difficult to compile since the end of official cooperation

Alcohol,

As Chief Specialist at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Nordic comparisons are among the primary duties of alcohol resear [...]