Projects

Monitoring Young Lifestyles (MyLife): A prospective mixed-method study of youth and substance use in Norway

MyLife is a large-scale longitudinal investigation of substance use among youth in Norway.

A Scandinavian cohort of pregnant women in opioid maintenance treatment during pregnancy: long term consequences for the child (ScopeOMT)

Benzodiazepine prescription and mortality among patients with benzodiazepine addiction in opi-oid maintenance treatment (OMT) - Protocol for a systematic review

The purpose of this systematic review is to investigate the effect on mortality after prescription of benzodazepines for benzodiazepine addiction to patients in OMT.

A qualitative study of injecting drug users in Norway

Personality, Personality Dysfunction and Symptoms of Substance Use and Use Disorders in Norwegian Twins

Alcohol and Drugs in Norway

Opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) for opioid dependence. Effects and experiences.

A commissioned systematic review of effects of OMT compared to non-pharmacological treatments in people with opioid dependence, and of users’ and service providers’ experiences.

Inpatients’ experiences with interdisciplinary treatment for substance dependence: measurement, application and use of data

The project will test the psychometric properties of the questionnaire used in the surveys of inpatients in interdisciplinary treatment for substance dependence.

Buprenorphine versus methadone for pregnant women in opioid maintenance treatment (OMT)

We will systematically summarise research on short- and long-term effects for mother, foetus and child of buprenorphine- versus methadone-based maintenance treatment during pregnancy.

Substance use in the nightlife setting

This study aims to investigate recreational drug use and user characteristics among people visiting licensed premises by using self-reports and biological markers.

Pathways from Normal and Disordered Personality to Substance Use Disorders

The project will study the relationship between normal personality, personality disorders and symptoms of substance use in a population-based twin study.

Substance abusers in treatment. Analyses of data in the Norwegian Patient Register (NPR)

Since 2010, tabular data have been extracted from the Norwegian Patient Register for reporting to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Drug abuse – prevalence, consumption, market and actors

The project will describe and analyse drug use and drug users in Norway.

Penal Prevention: Exploring alternative penal sanctions for young drug law offenders

This project is a social scientific study of penal sanctions that aim to rehabilitate, educate and reintegrate young drug-law offenders.

Substance use among music festival attendees i Norway

This was a cross-sectional study from six music festivals in Norway, July-August 2016.

EMCDDA 2048

FHI is commissioned by HOD to be the national focal point. The task as requires the collection, processing and reporting of a wide range of information about the drug situation in Norway.

Dependency/Addiction

In this project we will be studying social representations of addiction.

Drugs and the Internet: exploring online drug related communities

The overall goal with this PhD-project is to explore how new ways of computer-mediated communication possibly affects drug users and the associated culture.

Overdose incidence and mortality among drug users

The project will attempt to describe the risk of overdosing and other causes of death among injecting drug users and other heavy drug users.

ESPAD - European School Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs

FHI is responsible for collecting Norwegian data for ESPAD. To date, six data collections have been carried out; 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015.