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More than six out of ten people with substance abuse issues say they get the help they need

An evaluation of the Norwegian parliamentary bill on drug addiction finds that many addicts get the help they need. Even so, drug reform is needed, according to Bent Høie, Minister of Health.

Half the inmates in Norwegian prisons suffer from substance abuse, but there's only room to treat 3-4 per cent of them

“There’s a large, unmet need for treatment,” says Norwegian researcher.

We can’t punish and help drug addicts at the same time, researchers say

Norwegian drug policy may be about to change radically. One researcher hopes this will provide addicts more help.

Anabolic steroid use reported by a third of male substance users

A third of male patients seeking treatment for substance abuse had also used anabolic steroids, according to a new study from Oslo University Hospital. This puts them at greater risk for health problems.

Young people with past behavioural problems get high more

Significantly more teenagers use alcohol and drugs if they’ve had behavioural problems as children, reports a recent study.

Found sedatives and illegal drugs in one out of 20 health care and transport workers

Researchers found traces of sleeping pills, Valium, morphine, cannabis and amphetamines in spit samples of over three percent of employees on the job. The highest percentages of these were workers in the restaurant trade, in the transport sector and the health services.

Housing first for homeless people in Norway

Homeless persons in Norway can now choose how and where they want to live.

Addicts in fear of mandatory rehab

Substance abusers whose lives are acutely at risk can be committed to compulsory rehabilitation treatment. Some become scared of, angry at, and sceptical of the health services. What was meant to be an exception to the rule of voluntary participation has now become standard procedure in many Norwegian municipalities.