📣: Head over to LinkedIn for PopNAD’s Monday news summary!
We’re covering Denmark’s new age verification system, alcohol trends in Finland, Swedish alcohol policy shifts and much more.
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We’re covering Denmark’s new age verification system, alcohol trends in Finland, Swedish alcohol policy shifts and much more.
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📣 Monday, and time for some updates from PopNAD:
🔹 Alcohol trends in Finland:
Recorded alcohol consumption decreased, yet production increased in 2024…
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March 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
📣: Head over to LinkedIn for PopNAD’s Monday news summary!
We’re covering Denmark’s new age verification system, alcohol trends in Finland, Swedish alcohol policy shifts and much more.
www.linkedin.com/posts/popnad...
We’re covering Denmark’s new age verification system, alcohol trends in Finland, Swedish alcohol policy shifts and much more.
www.linkedin.com/posts/popnad...
✍️:New PopNAD-article.
Decades of data on Swedish teens reveal striking trends: Nicotine use surges among girls, gambling spikes among boys. Read this week’s PopNAD article by Selling, Gripe, Guttormsson, Svensson, Thor & Zetterqvist (CAN) here:
➡️ nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Decades of data on Swedish teens reveal striking trends: Nicotine use surges among girls, gambling spikes among boys. Read this week’s PopNAD article by Selling, Gripe, Guttormsson, Svensson, Thor & Zetterqvist (CAN) here:
➡️ nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Rise in nicotine use and gambling among Swedish students: Insights from the annual school report on alcohol and other drugs
In early December 2024, the Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAN) released its annual school report. Launched in 1971, this survey is among the world’s longest-running annua...
nordicwelfare.org
January 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
✍️:New PopNAD-article.
Decades of data on Swedish teens reveal striking trends: Nicotine use surges among girls, gambling spikes among boys. Read this week’s PopNAD article by Selling, Gripe, Guttormsson, Svensson, Thor & Zetterqvist (CAN) here:
➡️ nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Decades of data on Swedish teens reveal striking trends: Nicotine use surges among girls, gambling spikes among boys. Read this week’s PopNAD article by Selling, Gripe, Guttormsson, Svensson, Thor & Zetterqvist (CAN) here:
➡️ nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
✍️ New on PopNAD!
💬 Cigarette butts top Sweden’s litter, but snus pouches—now 21% of urban waste—are catching up. These pouches contain toxic chemicals and microplastics, harming ecosystems.
🔗 nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/artiklar/from-cigarette-butts-to-snus-shifting-trends-in-urban-litter/
💬 Cigarette butts top Sweden’s litter, but snus pouches—now 21% of urban waste—are catching up. These pouches contain toxic chemicals and microplastics, harming ecosystems.
🔗 nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/artiklar/from-cigarette-butts-to-snus-shifting-trends-in-urban-litter/
From cigarette butts to snus: shifting trends in urban litter
Cigarette butts and snus pouches are the two most common types of litter in Swedish urban areas. According to a 2024 waste survey by Keep Sweden Tidy (Håll Sverige Rent), cigarette butt litter is on t...
nordicwelfare.org
February 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
✍️ New on PopNAD!
💬 Cigarette butts top Sweden’s litter, but snus pouches—now 21% of urban waste—are catching up. These pouches contain toxic chemicals and microplastics, harming ecosystems.
🔗 nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/artiklar/from-cigarette-butts-to-snus-shifting-trends-in-urban-litter/
💬 Cigarette butts top Sweden’s litter, but snus pouches—now 21% of urban waste—are catching up. These pouches contain toxic chemicals and microplastics, harming ecosystems.
🔗 nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/artiklar/from-cigarette-butts-to-snus-shifting-trends-in-urban-litter/
✍ New PopNAD- article
💬 North America faces an #opioid crisis, and Nordic trends reveal increasing use among young people. How did life-saving painkillers become one of the greatest public health challenges of our time?
Read @tuukkatammi.bsky.social article here: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
💬 North America faces an #opioid crisis, and Nordic trends reveal increasing use among young people. How did life-saving painkillers become one of the greatest public health challenges of our time?
Read @tuukkatammi.bsky.social article here: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
The opioid industry: A snake eating its own tail
The opioid crisis, which has devastated communities across North America and beyond, is a complex issue rooted in the intersection of medical innovation, profit-driven pharmaceutical companies, and sy...
nordicwelfare.org
February 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
✍ New PopNAD- article
💬 North America faces an #opioid crisis, and Nordic trends reveal increasing use among young people. How did life-saving painkillers become one of the greatest public health challenges of our time?
Read @tuukkatammi.bsky.social article here: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
💬 North America faces an #opioid crisis, and Nordic trends reveal increasing use among young people. How did life-saving painkillers become one of the greatest public health challenges of our time?
Read @tuukkatammi.bsky.social article here: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
✍️: New on PopNAD
Finnish pharmacists often see addiction issues (nicotine, meds, alcohol...) but they go unspoken. A new study shows they want to help, but lack tools and support.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Finnish pharmacists often see addiction issues (nicotine, meds, alcohol...) but they go unspoken. A new study shows they want to help, but lack tools and support.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Are we prepared to tackle addiction in community pharmacies?
In this PopNAD article, Sara Tsokkinen, Mikko Lemettilä, Emmi Kauppila, Jukka Koskelo and Marika Pohjanoksa-Mäntylä present findings from a new Finnish study exploring the role of community pharmacies...
nordicwelfare.org
October 1, 2025 at 5:19 AM
✍️: New on PopNAD
Finnish pharmacists often see addiction issues (nicotine, meds, alcohol...) but they go unspoken. A new study shows they want to help, but lack tools and support.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Finnish pharmacists often see addiction issues (nicotine, meds, alcohol...) but they go unspoken. A new study shows they want to help, but lack tools and support.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
✍ New on PopNAD: Exploring the Future of Online Gambling Regulation.
In this week's PopNAD-article @ceacg.bsky.social invites researchers to tackle three key domains
🌐 Policy framing and priorities
🌐 Innovative harm prevention
🌐 Cross-border collaboration
🔗 nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
In this week's PopNAD-article @ceacg.bsky.social invites researchers to tackle three key domains
🌐 Policy framing and priorities
🌐 Innovative harm prevention
🌐 Cross-border collaboration
🔗 nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Call for Papers: Regulation of Online Gambling: Policy, Tools, and International Collaboration
The editors that brought you Gambling Policies in European Welfare States (2018) and The Global Gambling Industry (2022) venture into (the cyber)space.
nordicwelfare.org
April 9, 2025 at 6:03 AM
✍ New on PopNAD: Exploring the Future of Online Gambling Regulation.
In this week's PopNAD-article @ceacg.bsky.social invites researchers to tackle three key domains
🌐 Policy framing and priorities
🌐 Innovative harm prevention
🌐 Cross-border collaboration
🔗 nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
In this week's PopNAD-article @ceacg.bsky.social invites researchers to tackle three key domains
🌐 Policy framing and priorities
🌐 Innovative harm prevention
🌐 Cross-border collaboration
🔗 nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
📣: Some Nordic ANDTG-headlines and happenings, including a brand sparkling new WHO-Euro report on Nordic alcohol monopolies:
➡️ www.linkedin.com/posts/popnad...
📸: WHO
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📸: WHO
February 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📣: Some Nordic ANDTG-headlines and happenings, including a brand sparkling new WHO-Euro report on Nordic alcohol monopolies:
➡️ www.linkedin.com/posts/popnad...
📸: WHO
➡️ www.linkedin.com/posts/popnad...
📸: WHO
Nice to have this out in popNAD. It summarises key ideas around declines in youth drinking that we explore in our book. Worth a read for overview of this body of work!
@amypennay.bsky.social @soc-researcher.bsky.social @jholmessheff.bsky.social @capraustralia.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/bdzajx8c
@amypennay.bsky.social @soc-researcher.bsky.social @jholmessheff.bsky.social @capraustralia.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/bdzajx8c
Young people, alcohol and risk: A Culture of Caution
A recent book by an international team of authors theorises the social, cultural and economic shifts accompanying the decline in youth alcohol consumption observed in many high-income countries since ...
nordicwelfare.org
August 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Nice to have this out in popNAD. It summarises key ideas around declines in youth drinking that we explore in our book. Worth a read for overview of this body of work!
@amypennay.bsky.social @soc-researcher.bsky.social @jholmessheff.bsky.social @capraustralia.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/bdzajx8c
@amypennay.bsky.social @soc-researcher.bsky.social @jholmessheff.bsky.social @capraustralia.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/bdzajx8c
✍️ 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/ar...
Authored by:
@inariviskari.bsky.social, Sanna Kailanto & Pirkko Kriikku (THL).
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/ar...
Authored by:
@inariviskari.bsky.social, Sanna Kailanto & Pirkko Kriikku (THL).
A growing crisis in the world’s happiest country: Young lives lost to drug-induced deaths
Statistics from 2023 reveal a pressing issue: drug overdose deaths have reached the highest level in recorded history. A total of 310 lives were lost to drug overdoses, and 91 of these individuals wer...
nordicwelfare.org
January 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
✍️ 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/ar...
Authored by:
@inariviskari.bsky.social, Sanna Kailanto & Pirkko Kriikku (THL).
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/ar...
Authored by:
@inariviskari.bsky.social, Sanna Kailanto & Pirkko Kriikku (THL).
🔗 Join PopNAD on LinkedIn! Welcome!
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💡 Some Nordic headlines and happenings:
🔹 Finland: Companies are already preparing for alcohol home delivery, as the Finnish Parliament continues to debate the proposed law that would legalize it.… |...
💡 Some Nordic headlines and happenings:
🔹 Finland: Companies are already preparing for alcohol home delivery, as the Finnish Parliament continues to debate the proposed law that would legalize it.
🔹...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:34 AM
🔗 Join PopNAD on LinkedIn! Welcome!
www.linkedin.com/posts/popnad...
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June 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
PopNAD (a Nordic popular-science platform, run by the Nordic Welfare Centre under the Nordic Council of Ministers, aimed at translating rigorous research into accessible articles on alcohol, drugs, tobacco, gambling, and doping) has left X (668 followers)
Bluesky: @popnad.bsky.social
Bluesky: @popnad.bsky.social
✍ Rethinking Youth Drinking
📚 This week on PopNAD, an international team of researchers present their new book, which explores the social, cultural and generational forces behind one of the biggest public health trends of the 21st century.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
📚 This week on PopNAD, an international team of researchers present their new book, which explores the social, cultural and generational forces behind one of the biggest public health trends of the 21st century.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Young people, alcohol and risk: A Culture of Caution
A recent book by an international team of authors theorises the social, cultural and economic shifts accompanying the decline in youth alcohol consumption observed in many high-income countries since ...
nordicwelfare.org
August 27, 2025 at 5:48 AM
✍ Rethinking Youth Drinking
📚 This week on PopNAD, an international team of researchers present their new book, which explores the social, cultural and generational forces behind one of the biggest public health trends of the 21st century.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
📚 This week on PopNAD, an international team of researchers present their new book, which explores the social, cultural and generational forces behind one of the biggest public health trends of the 21st century.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
✍️ New on PopNAD:
Alcohol policy is slowly liberalizing throughout the Nordics, while gambling regulation is tightening in response to growing harm. This raises a key question: Is there a Nordic model for alcohol and gambling policy?
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Alcohol policy is slowly liberalizing throughout the Nordics, while gambling regulation is tightening in response to growing harm. This raises a key question: Is there a Nordic model for alcohol and gambling policy?
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Is there a Nordic model for alcohol and gambling policy?
The Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden are often grouped together under the idea of a “Nordic model.” This phrase usually refers to their welfare systems, high levels of so...
nordicwelfare.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
✍️ New on PopNAD:
Alcohol policy is slowly liberalizing throughout the Nordics, while gambling regulation is tightening in response to growing harm. This raises a key question: Is there a Nordic model for alcohol and gambling policy?
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Alcohol policy is slowly liberalizing throughout the Nordics, while gambling regulation is tightening in response to growing harm. This raises a key question: Is there a Nordic model for alcohol and gambling policy?
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
✍ In the feed, and in the glass.
This week’s PopNAD- article, written by Farida al-Abani and Kerstin Janemar (SSNF & Tankesmedjan Nocturum) looks at the growing trend of Swedish celebrities promoting their own alcoholic beverages on social media.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
This week’s PopNAD- article, written by Farida al-Abani and Kerstin Janemar (SSNF & Tankesmedjan Nocturum) looks at the growing trend of Swedish celebrities promoting their own alcoholic beverages on social media.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
In the Feed and in the Glass: Celebrity alcohol marketing in Sweden
In recent years, Sweden has seen a sharp rise in celebrities promoting alcoholic beverages, often through social media channels with vast audiences. The trend raises concerns about public health, cons...
nordicwelfare.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
✍ In the feed, and in the glass.
This week’s PopNAD- article, written by Farida al-Abani and Kerstin Janemar (SSNF & Tankesmedjan Nocturum) looks at the growing trend of Swedish celebrities promoting their own alcoholic beverages on social media.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
This week’s PopNAD- article, written by Farida al-Abani and Kerstin Janemar (SSNF & Tankesmedjan Nocturum) looks at the growing trend of Swedish celebrities promoting their own alcoholic beverages on social media.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
✍️ New on PopNAD
Icelandic researchers invited students to complete fictional stories set at parties where alcohol was present. The results challenge many assumptions, revealing contrasts between men and women, and what young people see as the real risks of drinking.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Icelandic researchers invited students to complete fictional stories set at parties where alcohol was present. The results challenge many assumptions, revealing contrasts between men and women, and what young people see as the real risks of drinking.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Stories of parties, risk and youth in Iceland
Young people’s drinking habits are often framed in terms of health risks and prevention, but for those experiencing it, alcohol carries different meanings. In a study published in NAD, Icelandic resea...
nordicwelfare.org
October 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
✍️ New on PopNAD
Icelandic researchers invited students to complete fictional stories set at parties where alcohol was present. The results challenge many assumptions, revealing contrasts between men and women, and what young people see as the real risks of drinking.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Icelandic researchers invited students to complete fictional stories set at parties where alcohol was present. The results challenge many assumptions, revealing contrasts between men and women, and what young people see as the real risks of drinking.
nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
✍ The first PopNAD- article of the year is out!
We’re kicking off 2026 with an article on how the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) method can help young people with problematic substance use overcome barriers to employment and education in Denmark.
🔗 nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
We’re kicking off 2026 with an article on how the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) method can help young people with problematic substance use overcome barriers to employment and education in Denmark.
🔗 nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Breaking barriers to employment: A new approach to young people struggling with substance use in Denmark
In Denmark, the scope of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) method has recently been broadened, from being applied mainly for people living with severe psychiatric diagnoses and unemployment, ...
nordicwelfare.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:38 AM
✍ The first PopNAD- article of the year is out!
We’re kicking off 2026 with an article on how the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) method can help young people with problematic substance use overcome barriers to employment and education in Denmark.
🔗 nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
We’re kicking off 2026 with an article on how the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) method can help young people with problematic substance use overcome barriers to employment and education in Denmark.
🔗 nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Pia Nevala Westman from the Nordic Welfare Centre presented 'A Guide to Guidelines', a comparison of national alcohol consumption guidelines across Nordic countries at the NDPHS Expert Group meeting. She notes differences in the country guidelines.
Read here: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Read here: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
A Guide to the Guidelines
When does alcohol use become harmful for the individual, and who bears responsibility when use turns into risk? The same scientific evidence ought to lead to the same results. Yet a review of national...
nordicwelfare.org
August 25, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Pia Nevala Westman from the Nordic Welfare Centre presented 'A Guide to Guidelines', a comparison of national alcohol consumption guidelines across Nordic countries at the NDPHS Expert Group meeting. She notes differences in the country guidelines.
Read here: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Read here: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
✍️ New on PopNAD: Can Dementia Be Prevented?
By 2050, dementia cases in the Nordic countries could double. But: nearly half of all dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing 14 modifiable risk factors—such as reducing alcohol and tobacco use.
🔗: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/artik...
By 2050, dementia cases in the Nordic countries could double. But: nearly half of all dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing 14 modifiable risk factors—such as reducing alcohol and tobacco use.
🔗: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/artik...
Från 500 000 till en miljon: Alkohol och tobak bland riskfaktorerna som påverkar demensförekomsten
Antalet nordbor med demenssjukdom kan komma att fördubblas från dagens estimerade 500 000 individer till ungefär en miljon år 2050. Detta kommer att öka behovet av god demensvård och bli en mycket sto...
nordicwelfare.org
February 26, 2025 at 7:21 AM
✍️ New on PopNAD: Can Dementia Be Prevented?
By 2050, dementia cases in the Nordic countries could double. But: nearly half of all dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing 14 modifiable risk factors—such as reducing alcohol and tobacco use.
🔗: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/artik...
By 2050, dementia cases in the Nordic countries could double. But: nearly half of all dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing 14 modifiable risk factors—such as reducing alcohol and tobacco use.
🔗: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/artik...
📢January's PopNAD-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.
➡️www.popnad.com
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January 31, 2025 at 7:09 AM
📢January's PopNAD-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.
➡️www.popnad.com
➡️www.popnad.com
✍️: September on PopNAD
This month, we explored Nordic research on nicotine use among youth, stubborn smoking habits in Norway, self-medication with cannabis in Finland, and the links between COVID-19, mental health, and alcohol in Sweden.
🔗: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/
This month, we explored Nordic research on nicotine use among youth, stubborn smoking habits in Norway, self-medication with cannabis in Finland, and the links between COVID-19, mental health, and alcohol in Sweden.
🔗: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/
September 26, 2025 at 6:14 AM
✍️: September on PopNAD
This month, we explored Nordic research on nicotine use among youth, stubborn smoking habits in Norway, self-medication with cannabis in Finland, and the links between COVID-19, mental health, and alcohol in Sweden.
🔗: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/
This month, we explored Nordic research on nicotine use among youth, stubborn smoking habits in Norway, self-medication with cannabis in Finland, and the links between COVID-19, mental health, and alcohol in Sweden.
🔗: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/
📚: The entire #NordicStudiesonAlcoholAndDrugs, NAD, archive is available open access. Explore decades of research and insights here: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ti...
Tidskriften NAD EN
Here you will find the articles published in the scientific journal Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
nordicwelfare.org
April 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
📚: The entire #NordicStudiesonAlcoholAndDrugs, NAD, archive is available open access. Explore decades of research and insights here: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ti...
About 58 % of respondents to Finnish Institute for Health & Welfare survey support maintaining the current retail alcohol system which ensures that alcohol drinks with >8 vol % can only be sold through state-controlled retailer, Alko. See K. Raitasalo discuss here: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
Public opinion in transition: tightening attitudes and the future of Finnish alcohol policy
Alcohol policy in Finland has long been shaped by a balancing act between public health concerns and pressures for market liberalization. Over the past decades, incremental reforms have increased alco...
nordicwelfare.org
May 28, 2026 at 8:16 AM
About 58 % of respondents to Finnish Institute for Health & Welfare survey support maintaining the current retail alcohol system which ensures that alcohol drinks with >8 vol % can only be sold through state-controlled retailer, Alko. See K. Raitasalo discuss here: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...
