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Even Small Amounts of Alcohol Can Be Harmful to Blood Pressure and the Heart
15.03.2023 - A groundbreaking new report on the link between alcohol, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease shows only negative...
Lauri Beekmann
Mar 15, 20233 min read


THL Survey: Majority of Finns support current alcohol policy
14.03.2023 - According to a survey conducted by THL in January 2023, 53 percent of Finns support the current alcohol policy. Nine percent...
Lauri Beekmann
Mar 14, 20232 min read


Experts gathered to discuss FASD at Fokus FAS conference in Sweden
13.03.2023 - Approximately 60 people, ranging from pediatricians and midwives to psychologists and adoption caseworkers, participated in...
Lauri Beekmann
Mar 13, 20235 min read


Latvia Sends Confiscated Cars of Drunk Drivers to Ukraine
10.03.2023 - Latvia has begun to seize cars from heavily drunk drivers and is sending them to Ukraine. Two hundred cars were confiscated...
Lauri Beekmann
Mar 10, 20231 min read


FINLAND: alcoholic beverage traveler imports surge after COVID-19 pandemic recovery in 2022
07.03.2023 - In 2022, Finns purchased 36.9 million liters of alcoholic beverages on their foreign trips, equivalent to 4.0 million liters...
Lauri Beekmann
Mar 7, 20232 min read


EHYT´s survey: 78% of election candidates satisfied with alcohol availability and sales locations
02.03.2023 - The majority of Finnish parliamentary candidates (78%) who responded to a survey commissioned by the Finnish Association for...
Lauri Beekmann
Mar 2, 20232 min read


When alcohol becomes cheaper, abortions and adverse birth outcomes increase, new research shows
21.02.2023 - When Finnish policymakers cut taxes on alcohol and made importing alcohol easier, rates of abortion, pre-term birth, and low...
Lauri Beekmann
Feb 21, 20231 min read


Six out of 10 Danes want to raise the age limit for selling alcohol
15.02.2023 - Young people must be 18 to buy alcohol in Denmark, says a majority of the population. In a new poll, 60% of Danes say the...
Lauri Beekmann
Feb 15, 20232 min read


Estonia: Deaths caused by drug overdoses have skyrocketed in 2022
10.02.2023 - In 2022, the number of drug overdose deaths has skyrocketed compared to previous years. If there were 31 such deaths in 2020...
Lauri Beekmann
Feb 10, 20232 min read


Sweden: One in ten affected by other people's drinking
08.02.2023 - More than one in ten have been negatively affected by someone in their life who has drunk too much alcohol in the past year....
Lauri Beekmann
Feb 8, 20232 min read


Baltic region leads Europe in household alcohol spending
03.02.2023 - In 2021, households in the EU spent €128 billion (equivalent to 0.9% of the EU GDP) on ‘alcoholic beverages’. This...
Lauri Beekmann
Feb 3, 20231 min read


Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs bans handling of HHC cannabis
30.01.2023 - The Ministry of Social Affairs has sent for approval a draft adding HHC (hexahydrocannabinol) to the list of narcotic and...
Lauri Beekmann
Jan 30, 20233 min read


Sweden: Drinking among young people still widespread
27.01.2023 - The supply of alcohol to young people is still widespread. And it is friends, siblings and parents who provide the alcohol....
Lauri Beekmann
Jan 27, 20231 min read


Survey: young people are concerned about the harm caused by alcohol - no need to liberalise alcohol
18.01.2023 - Young adults perceive the problems caused by alcohol in society to be greater than older age groups, according to a survey...
Lauri Beekmann
Jan 18, 20233 min read


Lower risk of alcohol disorders in top footballers but only from 1960s onwards
02.01.2023 - Elite male football players have a lower risk of alcohol and drug related disorders than men from the general population,...
Lauri Beekmann
Jan 2, 20233 min read


Women go Dropless more often than men - health the best motivator
28.12.2022 - According to a survey conducted by Kantar TNS OY, 15% of people who drink alcohol celebrated a Dropless January in 2022....
Lauri Beekmann
Dec 28, 20222 min read


Survey reveals: Danes so often fail to stop a drunk driver
20.12.2022 - Drink-driving was responsible for almost 1,000 accidents last year, but despite the fact that many Danes have experienced...
Lauri Beekmann
Dec 20, 20222 min read


FINLAND: 90% of facial fractures among electric scooters occurred under the influence of alcohol
14.12.2022 - Almost 90% of facial fractures in electric scooter accidents occurred under the influence of alcohol. Compared to bicycle...
Lauri Beekmann
Dec 14, 20222 min read


Norway on track to cut premature deaths from non-communicable diseases by one-third by 2030
11.12.2022 - The proportion of people aged 30-69 dying prematurely from non-communicable diseases has decreased by 17% between 2015-2021....
Lauri Beekmann
Dec 11, 20222 min read


New report on alcohol and other drugs in Stockholm
09.12.2022 - The percentage of people using drugs is higher among young people and adults in the city of Stockholm compared to the rest...
Lauri Beekmann
Dec 9, 20222 min read
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