Jun 01
SNSUS held its ninth Nordic conference in Hamar, Norway, May 27-29. SNSUS stands for The Nordic Society Foundation for Information about Problem Gambling. There were more than 100 participants, not only from Nordic countries but also from Australia, Canada and other parts of the world. Among the topics covered by the presentations may be mentioned …
May 13
Alcohol, Narcotic drugs, Doping, Tobacco (ANDT) and Gambling (G) addictions were the topics of a seminar at the University of Uppsala, May 8. Organizers were the Governmental Council on ANDT in collaboration with U-FOLD, Forum for research on addiction to medical products and illegal drugs at the University of Uppsala. The purpose of the seminar was to …
Apr 29
The Swedish Gambling Research Network (GARN) held its first meeting on April 25 to 26 in Stockholm. More than 20 researchers participated – veterans as well as doctoral students who have just begun gambling studies. During the first day of the network meeting there were lectures by invited guests. Jessika Svensson (who is also a …
Apr 08
The new publication Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: An International Collaboration presents a comprehensive and systematic overview of research and knowledge about problem gambling. The authors are an international and interdisciplinary group of researchers (including myself). The publication provides a knowledge map that can be used both to find literature on a particular topic and …
Apr 04
More than 300 people attended a seminar on addiction and drug abuse at the University of Uppsala on April 3. The seminar was organized by U-FOLD – Forum for research on addiction to medical products and illegal drugs – which is part of the disciplinary domain of Medicine and pharmacy at the University of Uppsala. …
Per Binde