A comprehensive Latvian study has examined how young people access illegal drugs, how substances circulate, and how available they are within educational institutions. The findings are expected to inform future drug-control activities.

Lithuania’s drug control authority is asking businesses to watch for suspicious chemical orders that could indicate diversion into illegal drug production.

New CAN analysis shows that young people exposed to crime are also more likely to report substance use and gambling.

NordAN has accepted an invitation to become a collaborating partner of the Barcelona Forum on Drugs 2027. Peter Moilanen and Lauri Beekmann will represent the network on the Advisory Committee.

State funding for the EPT network, which coordinates NGO cooperation in preventive substance use work, will end in 2026, despite growing substance-related harms and broad opposition from civil society organisations.

Cocaine use among young people in Norway has more than doubled in the past decade, and many now see the drug as easy to access. Blue Cross is responding with a new national campaign to counteract the normalization of cocaine and strengthen prevention efforts. The campaign, launched in October on TikTok and Snapchat, will share facts, stories, and tools to help young people resist pressure and make safer choices.