Article
Alcohol,
We need to talk about aging, alcohol, and addictive prescription drugs
Alcohol,
Older adults tend to underreport their alcohol consumption, which poses a challenge for health professionals. Insufficient knowledge makes i [...]
Article
Alcohol,
Explanations and implications of the decline in adolescents’ drinking in the Nordic countries – findings from a comparative project
Alcohol,
The strong decline in adolescents’ drinking in several Nordic countries since 2000 prompted a research project to examine possible explana [...]
Article
Gambling,
The dream of winning big: Scandinavian Lotto in historical perspective
Gambling,
The 1980s is credited as the decade that saw the emergence of Lotto in Scandinavia. This immensely popular game originated in Italy in the s [...]
Article
Alcohol, Drugs,
Use of alcohol and/or illicit drugs during pregnancy and long-term consequences for child development
Alcohol, Drugs,
Results show that youth exposed to substances during pregnancy less often completed secondary education compared with unexposed youth (37.8 [...]
Article
Alcohol,
Promising future for AI-driven addiction care
Alcohol,
Chatbots can provide cooking advice and teach email composition, and AI-generated images can mimic anything from war scenes to the Pope wear [...]
Article
Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Tobacco,
Bridging academia and the Nordic societies
Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Tobacco,
The peer-reviewed journal Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (NAD) has a dual role in that the journal strives to be internationally relev [...]
Article
Drugs,
Dynamics of Social Media drug markets
Drugs,
Media coverage and research have linked social media exposure to a surge in young people’s interest in purchasing illicit substances. [...]
Article
Alcohol, Tobacco,
Missed opportunity: Denmark’s new prevention plan lacks needed policy changes
Alcohol, Tobacco,
The need for policy changes is clear. Danish adolescents continue to have the highest alcohol consumption in Europe. Among 15-16-year-olds, [...]
Article
Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Tobacco,
Fresh results and regional traits from the Ålandic youth survey on alcohol and drugs
Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Tobacco,
The youth survey included respondents in grades 7–9 in elementary school, as well as first and second graders at the high school level. A [...]
News
Alcohol, Doping, Drugs, Gambling, Tobacco,
A conference on Nordic comparisons of addictive substances and behaviors – Time for the revival of the tradition of Nordic research exchange!
Alcohol, Doping, Drugs, Gambling, Tobacco,
There is a long tradition of comparative Nordic research. The similarities but also differences between the countries make them well suited [...]
Article
Tobacco,
Into the bubble: experiencing smoking waterpipe as a safe breathing space
Tobacco,
Smoking hookah, like all kinds of smoking, triggers public health concerns and a demand for prevention, not least following its reputation a [...]
Story
Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Tobacco,
Trends, ongoing research, and other topicalities in the Nordics: fall 2023
Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Tobacco,
Sweden On October 26th , The Swedish Drug Commission of Inquiry, headed by Dr Thomas Lindén, published it’s the Government’s Public I [...]
Article
Drugs,
Drug-related deaths and twelve suggestions for a more sustainable future: the Finnish context
Drugs,
Most drug-related deaths in Finland are accidental, unintentional, and preventable overdose deaths in which a person dies from the combined [...]
Article
Alcohol,
The Norwegian Fadderuka – can you gain student competence through intoxication?
Alcohol,
Based on a qualitative study of the Norwegian context, where 14 students – both new and experienced- were interviewed in the year 2020 [...]
News
Drugs,
NAD: Call for papers on drug-related deaths
Drugs,
Mortality and premature deaths related to drug use and addiction As a form of risk behavior drug use can have different adverse effects. It [...]
Article
Alcohol,
Alcohol-related problems among youth in Sweden
Alcohol,
In the year 2022, approximately 70 per cent of people aged 17–18-years, and approximately 40 per cent of 15–16-year-olds drank alcohol. [...]
News
Alcohol, Drugs,
Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, NAD, turns 40 this year
Alcohol, Drugs,
Back in the day – 1983- the journal was called Alkoholpolitik, Tidskrift för nordisk alkoholforskning and a result of a cooperation betwe [...]
Article
Drugs,
Cocaine – Increasing use among the young in Europe, including the Nordic region
Drugs,
Recent reports from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (U [...]
Article
Alcohol, Drugs,
Stigma regarding substance use persists
Alcohol, Drugs,
Interventions and calls for action The Finnish approach to reducing drug-related deaths, as outlined by the National Institute for Health an [...]
News
Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling,
NAD: Call for papers
Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling,
State monopolies and market regulation as instruments for enhancing welfare and health The idea of market liberalism as a way of enhancing s [...]
Article
Doping,
More resources needed for the Police to prevent doping among recreational athletes
Doping,
To investigate the views on doping and related problems among police officers, as well as facilitators and barriers to effective doping-prev [...]
Article
Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Tobacco,
Alcohol, drugs, tobacco and gambling form a lens for the Nordic welfare states’ biggest challenges
Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Tobacco,
The development of demographic and economic dependency ratios is a predicament for the Nordic welfare states as it introduces difficulties f [...]
Story
Alcohol,
Three themes from the Skarpö research conference
Alcohol,
Cancer and alcohol on the agenda Unless we do something about the current situation, we stand before a tsunami of cancer diagnoses, and that [...]
Article
Gambling,
Online Gambling, Regulation and the Pandemic – hot topics at Helsinki GAMIC Workshop
Gambling,
– The feedback we got from the participants was positive. This was the fourth GAMIC workshop, and the conference has established itself as [...]
Article
Alcohol,
Alcohol Culture in Denmark – A brand new anthology
Alcohol,
The anthology is the eighth volume in the book series Samfund og Rusmidler. The series focuses on socially relevant problems related to both [...]
Article
Alcohol, Tobacco,
Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Iceland – where are we heading?
Alcohol, Tobacco,
In the year 2022, almost a quarter of Icelanders fell under the definition of having a harmful consumption pattern of alcohol, or risk consu [...]
Article
Alcohol,
Pusher, Tiktok or parents: How young people in Sweden get hold of alcohol
Alcohol,
Social media affects all parts of young people’s lives. In addition to chatting, dating and gaming, also their contact surface with alcoho [...]
Article
Alcohol,
Swedes are more liberal towards excessive drinking than ever before
Alcohol,
IQ:s Alkoholindex, shows a correlation between high alcohol consumption, as well as high drinking frequency, and a lower index – meaning m [...]
Article
Alcohol,
From highs to lows: Alcohol policies in the Baltic Region
Alcohol,
Lithuania – a positive example for Europe Lithuania has demonstrated what can be accomplished if there is sufficient political will. B [...]
Article
Tobacco,
A new generation of nicotine addicts
Tobacco,
The tobacco and nicotine use among Swedish youth has been increasing drastically in recent years. Around 20 percent of high school students [...]
Article
Drugs,
New potent synthetic opioid detected in Norway
Drugs,
Protonitazene is not used in clinical practice but sold on the illicit market. It does not show up in normal blood or urine tests, and canno [...]
Article
Gambling,
The link between risk gambling and the use of alcohol, illicit drugs and tobacco among adolescents
Gambling,
In a study among European adolescents, the authors found positive associations between gambling and alcohol, tobacco, other substances (but [...]
Article
Gambling,
The Finnish gambling policy programme in a Nordic context: a long-term commitment to harm prevention and reduction?
Gambling,
The significance of the programme cannot be overstated. Already in 2017, an expert group recommended the preparation of such a programme in [...]
Story
Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling,
NADRA 2022
Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling,
Nordic Alcohol and Drug Researcher´s Assembly (NADRA) is a conference with roots dating back to the mid 1980’s. The event, formerly known [...]
Article
Drugs,
Drug control and human rights in the Russian Federation
Drugs,
Today, Russia has a high prevalence of drug use and has already for some years suffered from a widespread injection drug use epidemic with a [...]
Article
Tobacco,
The new Finnish Tobacco Act brings important measures, yet needs further strengthening
Tobacco,
What is new? The foremost reform in the renewed Act was that all the promotional, advertising and marketing features – such as branding an [...]