{"title":"Revisiting the quality criteria for qualitative research.","authors":"Matilda Hellman","doi":"10.1177/14550725251358087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14550725251358087","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46180,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"14550725251358087"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12286986/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144733848","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}
{"title":"Treatment satisfaction among patients in opioid agonist treatment in Norway: A multicenter cohort study.","authors":"Linda Nesse, Thomas Clausen","doi":"10.1177/14550725251351711","DOIUrl":"10.1177/14550725251351711","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Treatment satisfaction is an important indicator of patients' perceptions of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) for opioid dependence. In addition, treatment satisfaction may have implications for treatment outcomes. The present study aimed to explore treatment satisfaction among OAT patients one year after enrollment, as well as the role of different psychosocial and treatment characteristics in treatment satisfaction. <b>Methods:</b> The study was based on data from the NorComt project (2012-2016), which used a multicenter cohort design with structured questionnaire-based interviews. The sample consisted of 175 OAT patients in Norway who rated their treatment satisfaction (high, mixed, low) one year after enrollment in a new treatment episode in OAT. Treatment satisfaction (high versus mixed or low) was used as a dependent variable in logistic regression models, with demographic characteristics, well-being, substance use, and treatment characteristics as independent variables. <b>Results:</b> Overall, 54.9% of the participants reported high satisfaction with OAT one year after enrollment, while 25.7% reported mixed satisfaction and 19.4% low satisfaction. Of the 175 participants who reported on treatment satisfaction, 161 remained in treatment at follow-up. Reporting an active occupational status and an individual treatment plan in OAT was associated with increased odds for reporting treatment satisfaction, while reporting ongoing substance use was associated with decreased odds for reporting treatment satisfaction. <b>Conclusions:</b> Psychosocial, situational factors, as well as coordinated, integrated support, may play a role in OAT patients' treatment satisfaction. To identify facilitators and barriers in OAT, it is vital to address relevant needs and goals for treatment from the perspectives of patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":46180,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"14550725251351711"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12240988/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144627319","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}
Virve Marionneau, Mikaela Lindeman, Jenny Cisneros Örnberg, Thomas Karlsson
{"title":"From Policy to Politics: Is there a Nordic Model for the regulation of alcohol and gambling?","authors":"Virve Marionneau, Mikaela Lindeman, Jenny Cisneros Örnberg, Thomas Karlsson","doi":"10.1177/14550725251350445","DOIUrl":"10.1177/14550725251350445","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> Control policies in the fields of alcohol and gambling show similarities across Nordic countries. The so-called Nordic model has consisted of strong state intervention and, in many cases, monopolistic provision. However, internal and external pressures pose challenges to the model. This article provides a comparative review of current policies on alcohol and gambling in the Nordic region. <b>Methods:</b> We analyse framings, implementation and outcomes of current alcohol and gambling policies in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. We produce a review of legal documents and grey literature. We also analyse on-going and recent policy changes (2021-2024). Our focus is on policies related to World Health Organisation's evidence-based \"best buys\": physical availability, taxation and marketing. While these best buys are designed for alcohol, we also apply these to gambling. <b>Results:</b> Control policies in the region take place on a spectrum from more restrictive to more market-oriented. Overall, alcohol policy is more restrictive than gambling policy. In comparison with gambling policy, alcohol policy was characterised by a stricter public health framing and consistent implementation based on the best buys. In terms of policy outcomes, more stringent alcohol regulations translated, to some extent, to lower consumption and prevalence, but not systematically. Recent policy developments suggest that alcohol policy may be heading towards increased de-regulation, whereas gambling policies are becoming stricter. <b>Conclusions:</b> The Nordic model continues to be visible particularly in alcohol control. However, the model is challenged by politics. To persist, the Nordic model needs political will and increased cross-country and cross-sectoral collaboration.</p>","PeriodicalId":46180,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"14550725251350445"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12222102/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144576555","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}
Katrimaija Luurila, Mari Kangasniemi, Marja Hult, Arja Häggman-Laitila
{"title":"Workplace interventions for Finnish nurses: a retrospective document analysis of disciplinary decisions related to substance use.","authors":"Katrimaija Luurila, Mari Kangasniemi, Marja Hult, Arja Häggman-Laitila","doi":"10.1177/14550725251351702","DOIUrl":"10.1177/14550725251351702","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> The study aimed to describe the workplace interventions for registered nurses (RNs) with substance use disorder (SUD) related violations leading to disciplinary actions. <b>Methods:</b> A retrospective document analysis of disciplinary decisions related to RNs with SUD (N = 171) from a Finnish regulatory authority. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative methods. <b>Results:</b> Substance abuse at the workplace involved intervention actions by a nurse leader and employer with work ability assessment and measures, legislation-based measures for hearing the worker, investigation and handling. Substance abuse services and occupational health services were involved in more than half of incidents. In most of the cases, the RN's contract terminated. <b>Conclusions:</b> Further research about the interventions and supervision of healthcare workers with SUD could help clarify protocols and develop measures for the early detection at work places.</p>","PeriodicalId":46180,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"14550725251351702"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12213527/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144561528","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}
Annadís Greta Rúdólfsdóttir, Ragný Þóra Guðjohnsen
{"title":"\"Fun for some, terrible for others\" Gender, risk and responsibility in young people's stories about alcohol consumption.","authors":"Annadís Greta Rúdólfsdóttir, Ragný Þóra Guðjohnsen","doi":"10.1177/14550725251350528","DOIUrl":"10.1177/14550725251350528","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> This paper explores how gender, risk, responsibility and shame feature in young people's (aged 18-20 years) stories about alcohol consumption with peers in Iceland. <b>Methods:</b> The data consist of 73 stories generated through the story completion method. The participants were presented with a story stem and invited to complete it. The stories were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The stories were selected to provide insights into the affect underpinning gendered bodies and certain cultural scenarios. <b>Results:</b> Alcohol consumption was presented not only as fun, but also as a way to calm nerves around expressing sexuality. Anxieties and regrets about alcohol consumption were gendered. Young female characters were shamed for drinking too much and portrayed as more at risk of coming to harm because of sexual violence. However, there were no signs of slut-shaming. To deal with the risks, they took measures such as being accompanied by a responsible sober friend. Parents were conspicuous by their absence, and adults rarely featured in the stories. <b>Conclusions:</b> The research provides insights into how young people's relations with alcohol are mediated by gender. The risks the participants identified in their fictional accounts should be considered in policies and pedagogical attempts to reduce harmful alcohol consumption practices. Schools should play a greater role in increasing young people's knowledge and understanding of alcohol and drug use and the social, behavioural, emotional and moral aspects associated with it.</p>","PeriodicalId":46180,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"14550725251350528"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12209231/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555230","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}
Virve Marionneau, Søren Kristiansen, Helena Lindqvist, Inka Silvennoinen, Magnus Eidem, Lars Petter Degnepoll, Håkan Wall
{"title":"For debate: Towards standardised data collection practices for gambling helplines.","authors":"Virve Marionneau, Søren Kristiansen, Helena Lindqvist, Inka Silvennoinen, Magnus Eidem, Lars Petter Degnepoll, Håkan Wall","doi":"10.1177/14550725251341789","DOIUrl":"10.1177/14550725251341789","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46180,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"14550725251341789"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12149167/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144276244","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}
Fredrik D Moe, Tore Tjora, Christian Moltu, James R McKay, Egon Hagen, Aleksander Erga, Jone Bjornestad
{"title":"Changes in the trajectories of drug-free friendships and substance use among a cohort of individuals with multiple substance use disorders.","authors":"Fredrik D Moe, Tore Tjora, Christian Moltu, James R McKay, Egon Hagen, Aleksander Erga, Jone Bjornestad","doi":"10.1177/14550725251332929","DOIUrl":"10.1177/14550725251332929","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aims:</b> We used reports (<i>n</i> = 208) of drug-free friendships and alcohol and drug use by people diagnosed with substance use disorder in order to investigate their annual change trajectories across 4 years after treatment and the association between these trajectories and debut age and gender. <b>Methods:</b> The participants were recruited from the Stavanger region, Norway. Using cross-sectional analysis, we first examined the relationship between \"alcohol and drug use\" and \"drug-free friendships\" across the five follow-ups. We tested whether these associations were significant using chisquare chi-squared tests. Second, we developed three latent growth curve models examining the association between \"alcohol and drug use\" and \"drug-free friendships\". <b>Results:</b> Our analysis displays a stable drug-free friendships pattern across follow-ups. Only in the fourth follow-up was there a significant association between lower \"alcohol and drug use\" and having \"drug-free friendships\" (χ<sup>2</sup> = 18.27, df = 8, <i>p</i> < .05). In model 1, we found no association between gender, debut age, and alcohol and drug use; model 2 had significant variance on intercept but not on slope; model 3 had good fit (χ<sup>2</sup> = 44.33, df = 39, comparative fit index = 0.98, root mean square error of approximation = 0.027). However, we did not find any significant regression path between the \"alcohol and drug use\" and \"drug-free friendships\" slopes. <b>Conclusions:</b> Drug-free relationships were in the studied cohort group found to have little influence on reducing alcohol and drug use, while debut age and gender were unrelated to use trajectories across 4 years. We suggest that future research should focus on the frequency and quality of drug-free friendships and participants' friendship assessments because previous research has found such relationships to facilitate recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":46180,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"257-273"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12003346/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144040380","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}
Alberto P Chrysoulakis, Manne Gerell, Mia-Maria Magnusson
{"title":"Open drug scenes across city sizes: Socioeconomic status, crime patterns and community perspectives.","authors":"Alberto P Chrysoulakis, Manne Gerell, Mia-Maria Magnusson","doi":"10.1177/14550725251327516","DOIUrl":"10.1177/14550725251327516","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aims:</b> Open drug scenes (ODS) have increasingly drawn the attention of the police and municipalities in Sweden. These locations, where illicit drugs are sold and/or consumed, are often associated with various forms of disorder and crime. While ODS are typically depicted as a phenomenon predominantly found in larger cities, their prevalence and characteristics in smaller cities remain underexplored. This study aims to analyse the patterns and characteristics of ODS, as identified by the police and municipalities, across a range of cities in southern Sweden. <b>Methods:</b> By utilising spatial and temporal analyses of police-reported crimes and demographic statistics, this research examines the characteristics of identified ODS and their connections to socioeconomic disadvantage. <b>Results:</b> The findings suggest that the identified ODS in smaller cities share similar patterns to those found in prior research and in larger urban areas, characterised by lower socioeconomic status and elevated crime rates. <b>Conclusions:</b> Police and municipalities in smaller cities identify places in their communities that closely resemble, although are not necessarily equivalent to, an ODS. Nevertheless, these places are disproportionately burdened by social problems and require targeted assistance.</p>","PeriodicalId":46180,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"210-225"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11915228/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143664850","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}
Björn Trolldal, Erica Sundin, Jonas Landberg, Mats Ramstedt
{"title":"Changes in self-reported alcohol consumption in relation to financial and mental health problems: Experiences from the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.","authors":"Björn Trolldal, Erica Sundin, Jonas Landberg, Mats Ramstedt","doi":"10.1177/14550725251328161","DOIUrl":"10.1177/14550725251328161","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> The study aimed to assess the extent to which financial and/or mental health problems resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with an increased risk of alcohol consumption. <b>Methods:</b> Data stemmed from a Swedish cross-sectional population survey (<i>n</i> = 9122) collected during the second half of 2020. Questions were asked about changes in alcohol consumption during the pandemic and to what extent financial and mental health problems were experienced. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate whether exposure to these problems was related to increasing consumption and as a complementary analysis to decreased drinking. An additive interaction analysis was conducted to assess whether there was a joint effect of these problems. <b>Results:</b> The proportion of respondents who reported increased alcohol consumption was higher among those who had experienced financial or mental health problems, and it rose with the severity of negative experiences. However, findings from logistic regressions (including both exposure variables and covariates) showed that only experiences of mental health problems significantly elevated the risk (odds ratio) of increased consumption. Experiences of mental health problems were also related to a higher likelihood of decreasing consumption, although the odds ratio was lower. No interaction effects were found. <b>Conclusions:</b> Although alcohol consumption overall declined in Sweden during the pandemic, a group experiencing pandemic-related mental health problems increased their drinking. A parallel decline in drinking in a subgroup of individuals experiencing mental health problems adds nuance to the findings and is suggested to be influenced by specific pandemic-related circumstances.</p>","PeriodicalId":46180,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"243-256"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11948224/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143753741","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}