Statistics Norway’s 2026 survey found that 30% of people aged 16–79 reported drinking alcohol weekly and 5% reported cannabis use in the past year. The figures offer a snapshot of substance use, with survey methods and uncertainty important to their interpretation.

A Finnish modelling study estimates that prenatal alcohol exposure has declined substantially since the 1990s. Drinking before pregnancy recognition and underdiagnosis of FASD remain concerns.

A new Danish survey finds that 38% of 18 to 29-year-olds have gone swimming while intoxicated by alcohol or other substances during the past three years. Gjensidige warns that intoxication can impair judgement, orientation and the ability to respond when something goes wrong in the water.