17 August 2016 - The United
Nations have published a new International Guidance on
drug use prevention. United Nations Office for Drugs
and Crime (UNODC) See: UNODC - International
Standards On Drug Use Prevention Alcohol is also a drug
and must be considered accordingly. The pressure from
alcohol industry is pushing the national decision makers
to loose their good focus on public health. It seems that
individual's easy access to non ordinary shopping product
- alcohol - is suddenly seen important. Alcohol is not
ordinary product as it causes harm and addiction. All
evidence based research shows that good policy is the most
effective...
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30 March 2016 - A Blog by: Lauri Beekmann
Chairman of the Estonian Temperance Union Secretary
General for the Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network
(NordAN)March 13, 2016 Which is the best practice country
when we think of alcohol policy and reducing alcohol
consumption? Is it Norway, where alcohol availability is
lowest in Europe or is it Italy where similar results have
been reached with different influences? In both countries
the per capita alcohol consumption is around 6 litres.
Estonia, for instance, has it at 12 litres. So, which one
should be an example to a small Baltic country which has
long struggled with alcohol related harm? Nordic
alcohol...
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