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Understanding substance use patterns among adolescent girls in Norway through the lens of mattering. 从物质的角度了解挪威少女的物质使用模式。

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-02 DOI: 10.1177/14550725241295453

Hanna P S Dyrendahl, Ingunn T Ellingsen, Riina Kiik

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Connection, hope, and reciprocal valuation: Experiences of participating in the peer-led course "Recovery is up to you". 联系、希望和相互评价：参与同伴主导课程“康复取决于你”的经验。

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-23 DOI: 10.1177/14550725241301193

Aasa Kvia, Anne Schanche Selbekk, Hildegunn Sagvaag

{"title":"Connection, hope, and reciprocal valuation: Experiences of participating in the peer-led course \"Recovery is up to you\".","authors":"Aasa Kvia, Anne Schanche Selbekk, Hildegunn Sagvaag","doi":"10.1177/14550725241301193","DOIUrl":"10.1177/14550725241301193","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Peer support is a recommended approach within mental health and substance use policy and practice. The aim of this study is to explore how the peer-led, manual-based course, \"Recovery is up to you,\" developed in the Netherlands, is experienced in a Norwegian context. Method: Qualitative semi-structured individual and group interviews involving eight-course attendees and 12 course leaders, recruited from two community services where the course was implemented. The interviews were analyzed using Tjora's stepwise deductive induction. Prilleltensky's mattering theory was used in the analysis of the results. Results: Both course attendees and leaders described the course as helpful, emphasizing the potential in sharing with equals through fellowship with like-minded people and in this the ability to process shame and access hope. Furthermore, study participants expressed that the course functions as a step in the process to recovery by rebuilding that framework and preparing for life beyond the course, and where the role of course leaders for some of the study participants represented one such step. Using Prilleltensky's concept of mattering, we interpret the participants' experiences of the course as promoting recovery through the processes of feeling valued and adding value, facilitating a \"we-culture\" that initiates processes regarding the self, relationships, work, and community. Conclusions: \"Recovery is up to you\" appears to be a relevant and accessible intervention to facilitate recovery processes, and a good method for utilizing peer competence. More research is needed on the utilization of the course in other settings.","PeriodicalId":46180,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"80-98"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11669148/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142899267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Tålt brutalitet? Om hva vi vet og ikke vet om mennesker med narkotikarelaterte problemer.

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-26 DOI: 10.1177/14550725241288328

Nicolay Borchgrevink Johansen

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New divides and alienation. 新的分歧和异化。

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Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-09 DOI: 10.1177/14550725241312076

Matilda Hellman

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Corrigendum to "Professional competencies in social work concerned with alcohol use problems in Lithuania: Moving beyond 'know-how".

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Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1177/14550725251314440

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Coordination in treatments for people who use anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) - Experiences of professionals. 合成代谢雄激素类固醇（AAS）患者的协调治疗——专业经验。

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-19 DOI: 10.1177/14550725241295458

Linda Pettersen Myhre, Mona Jerndahl Fineide

{"title":"Coordination in treatments for people who use anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) - Experiences of professionals.","authors":"Linda Pettersen Myhre, Mona Jerndahl Fineide","doi":"10.1177/14550725241295458","DOIUrl":"10.1177/14550725241295458","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: Research has identified the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) as a gap between treatment needs and available facilities for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in Norway. State policy emphasizes the need for measures to ensure coordinated treatment services. This study aims to explore whether clinical pathways of mental health and substance abuse and team-based organisation function as intended in the treatment of patients with AAS use. Design: A qualitative research design was used. Individual semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with eight professionals who we assumed had experience with this patient group. The participants were asked about the clarification process regarding assessment and treatment for AAS and internal and external cooperation. Everyday work, roles and task distribution, structure and routines, and knowledge of AAS were topics that were addressed. We analysed by interpreting the data considering relevant theoretical perspectives of organisational- and sociology of profession perspective. Results: We found that it was arbitrary whether AAS use was discovered, which may indicate a lack of attention to this form of abuse. Organisation in teams seems to as an adequate horizontal coordination mechanism within SUD treatment. However, the teams lacked both knowledge of AAS as well medical expertise, which may lead to a lack of a treatment programme that is in line with the patient's needs. Conclusion: There still seems to be a need for increased awareness of AAS among the professionals and organisations involved. Team-based organisation within SUD seemed to function well, however loss of coordination between SUD and local services may indicate that the clinical pathway for mental health and substance abuse do not function as intended.","PeriodicalId":46180,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"39-56"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11660095/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142878209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Rehabilitative measures as a legal response for adolescents convicted for drug offences: The Swedish system. 对被判犯有毒品罪的青少年采取的法律应对措施：瑞典制度。

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-03 DOI: 10.1177/14550725241295469

Johan Glad, Marie Berlin, Olof Bäckman, Torbjörn Forkby, Gunnel Hedman Wallin

{"title":"Rehabilitative measures as a legal response for adolescents convicted for drug offences: The Swedish system.","authors":"Johan Glad, Marie Berlin, Olof Bäckman, Torbjörn Forkby, Gunnel Hedman Wallin","doi":"10.1177/14550725241295469","DOIUrl":"10.1177/14550725241295469","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: Involvement in minor drug offences at an early age can be a signal of the onset of a potential drug issue. This is why Sweden has considered the criminalization of personal use as a strategy to deter the progression of drug use. This study investigated how the judiciary and social services succeed in identifying and providing support to adolescents convicted of drug offences. Methods: Characteristics of all 15-17-year-olds convicted of offences against the Act on Penal Law on Narcotics (drug offence) in 2017 were examined using Swedish longitudinal registry data (N = 1847). Furthermore, the decision process rendering different legal responses was examined by use of social services files for a subsample of 189 adolescents. Results: About two-thirds of the adolescents had their first conviction for the index offence and the majority received legal responses consisting of rehabilitative measures. Background factors indicated that those with severe drug and criminal issues encounter risk factors relating to their upbringing (e.g., neuropsychiatric disorders were notably more prevalent in this group than among similar peers). Around 61% of adolescents were reconvicted for new drug offences during the three-year study period, but with variations among subgroups. Younger boys who received rehabilitative measures had lower reconviction rates compared to those without. Conclusions: Addressing the underlying factors contributing to adolescent drug offences requires a multifaceted approach that prioritizes early intervention, personalized support, and collaboration across systems to promote positive outcomes and reduce recidivism rates.","PeriodicalId":46180,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"57-79"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11696937/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142933057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Professional competencies in social work concerned with alcohol use problems in Lithuania: Moving beyond 'know-how'. 立陶宛与酒精使用问题有关的社会工作的专业能力：超越“专门知识”。

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Pub Date : 2024-12-16 DOI: 10.1177/14550725241291330

Justina Kievišienė

{"title":"Professional competencies in social work concerned with alcohol use problems in Lithuania: Moving beyond 'know-how'.","authors":"Justina Kievišienė","doi":"10.1177/14550725241291330","DOIUrl":"10.1177/14550725241291330","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: There has been relatively little research on professional competencies in social work with individuals with alcohol use problems. The present study investigates the patterns of competencies and abilities that constitute different competence dimensions in this field of social work. Additionally, the study attempts to confirm the validity and assess the reliability in the use of the Perceived Social Work Competence Scale (PSWCS) for measuring professional competencies in Lithuania. Exploratory factor analysis was used for both purposes. Methods: First, the translated scale's reliability and validity were examined, after which an interpretative competence dimension analysis was performed. Results: The study shows that the translated scale, consisting of 30 items covering eight competence dimensions (consultation, emotional support, case management, professional resilience, retrospective consultation, team working, community work and relationship formation), demonstrates strong reliability. Conclusions:The study provides insight into the ways in which Lithuanian social workers employ a combination of procedural and meta-competencies with field-specific characteristics in their work with alcohol use problems.","PeriodicalId":46180,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"14550725241291330"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11653386/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142865779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A taste of Nordic freedom: The problematic marketing of nicotine pouches in the United Kingdom. 北欧自由的味道：尼古丁袋在英国的问题营销。

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-03 DOI: 10.1177/14550725241270227

Lauren Alex O'Hagan

{"title":"A taste of Nordic freedom: The problematic marketing of nicotine pouches in the United Kingdom.","authors":"Lauren Alex O'Hagan","doi":"10.1177/14550725241270227","DOIUrl":"10.1177/14550725241270227","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: In the UK, nicotine pouches are growing in popularity, particularly among young people. This study investigated the Instagram marketing strategies of one leading brand, Nordic Spirit. Methods: A total of 496 Instagram posts published by Nordic Spirit between 2019 and 2023 were collected and organised into themes using qualitative content analysis to identify recurring patterns. Then, multimodal critical discourse analysis was employed to explore the different linguistic and other semiotic resources at work in posts, their ideological patterns and how they work together to frame nicotine pouches as an essential product for young people. Results: The study identified four key messages that Nordic Spirit uses to target young people: (1) fun and freedom; (2) Nordic happiness; (3) fuss-free and discreet; and (4) healthy and scientifically rational. It found that posts are often misleading, underplay the dangers of nicotine and frame nicotine pouches as trendy lifestyle products rather than as smoking alternatives. Conclusion: The results underline the dangers of such marketing strategies in encouraging nicotine addiction and dependence. Consequently, the UK government and Advertising Standards Authority should do more to clamp down on these social media posts and introduce tighter regulations to protect young people and uphold their freedom from exploitation.","PeriodicalId":46180,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"574-598"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11572693/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142676584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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We need research centers in our field. 我们需要本领域的研究中心。

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-08 DOI: 10.1177/14550725241297070

Matilda Hellman

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