The five Nordic countries have all adopted quite restrictive drug policies. How will these policies be affected by changes in drug policies in a liberal direction in other countries?

Why do young people use psychoactive substances? Has substance use been normalized or is it still abnormal? Knowledge of this is needed for society to be able to understand and handle changes in consumption and attitudes that have been observed at an aggregate level in recent years.

The future of social service work with substance use (FUSS): clients, trajectories, organisations and collaboration in a changing treatment system.

Policing people who use illegal drugs in a changing drug political landscape

Social work with comorbidity: a case study of clients with complex needs, competing treatment goals and professional boundaries

Craving is absolutely central to addiction problems. Unfortunately, the knowledge about craving is still rudimentary. A crucial, but largely unexplored question concerns what triggers craving in everyday life.