🇸🇪: The Public Health Agency of Sweden proposes that the government classify the plant kratom as a narcotic. folkhalsomyndigheten.se/nyheter-och-pr…

🇩🇰: The Danish Health Authority's new guide, "Er dine alkoholvaner 10-4?", stresses safe drinking: max 10 units/week, no more than 4/day. For under-18s, the recommendation is zero alcohol. sst.dk/da/udgivelser/…

🇫🇮: At least 15 Finnish-language online stores sell nicotine pouches, none of which comply with Finland's tobacco law. All the sites checked by Yle violate the marketing ban. yle.fi/a/74-20139698

✍️ New PopNAD-article! Finland, the world’s happiest country, faces a rising crisis of #drug deaths among young people—often due to unintentional poly-drug poisoning. ➡️Read more: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/arti… By Inari Viskari, Sanna Kailanto & Pirkko Kriikku (THL).

🇸🇪: The Swedish National Audit Office has decided to conduct an audit of the government's work to combat problem gambling. Granskning av statens arbete mot spelproblem spelinspektionen.se/press/nyhetsar…

🇸🇪: About 4% of the population report having used drugs at some point in the past year. This is about the same level as in previous years. folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-…

🇩🇰: Due to inappropriate use and the risk of addiction, the Danish Medicines Agency has decided that opioids will no longer be generally reimbursed. Instead, most opioids will receive conditional reimbursement. laegemiddelstyrelsen.dk/da/nyheder/202…

🇸🇪: Among those who gambled in the past year, 84% chose to play lotteries and number games. The year before, that figure was 74%.

🇩🇰: The Danish Health Authority warns about puff bars that may contain harmful euphoriant substances sst.dk/da/nyheder/202…

📢January's articles explored Nordic alcohol insights from Oslo, rising nicotine use and gambling among Swedish students, the prevalence of care interventions linked to drug offenses and Finland's growing crisis of drug-induced deaths among young people ➡️popnad.com

🇫🇮: Regeringens nya proposition om skärptare reglering av nikotinpåsar har överlämnats till riksdagen stm.fi/-/uusi-hallitu…

🇳🇴: A new international study has reviewed all available studies on men's drinking and how it affects children. forskning.no/alkohol-barn-o…

🇸🇪: Underage gambling is on the rise. The Swedish Gambling Authority has published a report identifying reasons for the increase in gambling by young people and how it is financed.

📢: Our news-recap; linkedin.com/posts/popnad_a…

🇸🇪🇳🇴🇫🇮🇮🇸🇫🇴: Today, WHO/Europe releases a new report titled “Nordic Alcohol Monopolies: Understanding Their Role in Comprehensive Alcohol Policy and Public Health Significance.” Read it here: iris.who.int/handle/10665/3…

✍️New PopNAD article: WHO/Europe's latest report highlights the key role of Nordic alcohol retail monopolies in reducing alcohol-related harm. Maria Renström explores how these systems protect public health 👇 Läs artikeln här, på svenska: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/artikla…

🇩🇰: New research shows that alcohol plays a significant role when young people start flirting and engaging in sexual relationships. alkohologsamfund.dk/nyheder/unge-b…

🇸🇪: Children who started playing computer games at an early age developed problem gambling more quickly than those who started a few years later. This is according to a study from the University of Gothenburg. forskning.se/2025/01/29/sna…

🇸🇪: Swedish government classifies kratom as a drug sydsvenskan.se/2025-02-06/reg…