@article{Nordlund_2009, title={Rusmiddelbruk i Norge}, volume={6}, url={https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/norepid/article/view/269}, DOI={10.5324/nje.v6i1.269}, abstractNote={<strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;"><p align="left"> </p></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;">SAMMENDRAG</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><p align="left">Alkohol er, og har alltid vært, det dominerende rusmiddel i Norge, men forbruket har variert enormt gjennom</p><p align="left">tidene. I løpet av de siste 200 år har det variert med en faktor på ca. 20. Forbruket har imidlertid aldri vært</p><p align="left">spesielt høyt i internasjonal målestokk. Omtrent 87 prosent av den voksne befolkningen (15 år og over) oppgir</p><p align="left">at de har drukket alkohol minst en gang i løpet av siste år. Mange drikker imidlertid betydelig hyppigere og</p><p align="left">har et høyt forbruk. Det kan anslås at ca. 55 000 nordmenn har et forbruk på mer enn 10 cl ren alkohol pr. dag</p><p align="left">(dvs. 36,5 liter pr. år). Alkoholforbruket er størst i Oslo og områdene omkring Oslofjorden, samt i Rogaland,</p><p align="left">Hedmark og Sør-Trøndelag. Menn drikker omtrent to og en halv gang mer enn kvinner. Forbruket øker mot</p><p align="left">en topp rundt 20-års alderen og synker deretter. Cannabisbruk kom inn som et ungdomsfenomen på midten av</p><p align="left">1960-tallet. Ca. 10 prosent av ungdommen mellom 15 og 20 år sier de har prøvd cannabis en eller annen</p><p align="left">gang, mens det tilsvarende tallet for Oslo er nesten dobbelt så høyt. Ca. 11 prosent av den voksne</p><p align="left">befolkningen har noen gang prøvd cannabis, mens under 4 prosent har brukt det i løpet av siste 12 måneder.</p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><p align="left">Nordlund S.</p></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><p align="left"> </p></span></span><p align="left"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;">The use of alcohol and other drugs in Norway. </span></span></strong><em><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT;">Nor J Epidemiol </span></span></em><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">1996; </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;">6 </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">(1): 3-12.</span></span></p><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;"><p align="left"> </p></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;">ENGLISH SUMMARY</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><p align="left">Alcohol is, and has always been, the dominant intoxicant in Norway. However, the extent of use has varied</p><p align="left">enormously over the years, with amounts varying by a factor of about 20 during the last 200 years. Alcohol</p><p align="left">use has never been especially high by international comparison. About 87 per cent of the population aged 15</p><p align="left">and over report having consumed alcohol at least once during the past year, but many Norwegians drink much</p><p align="left">more frequently and have a high level of consumption. It is estimated that about 55 000 Norwegians consume</p><p align="left">on the average more than 10 cl of pure alcohol per day (36.5 litres per year). The consumption levels are</p><p align="left">above average in the Oslofjord area and in the counties of Rogaland, Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag. Men drink</p><p align="left">about two-and-a-half times more than women. Consumption reaches a maximum around age 20, and</p><p align="left">decreases thereafter. The use of cannabis started as a youth phenomenon in the mid-sixties. About 10 per cent</p><p align="left">of Norwegian youth between 15 and 20 years of age have ever used cannabis, while the figure for Oslo is</p><p align="left">nearly 20 per cent. About 11 per cent of the adult population have ever used cannabis, while less than 4 per</p><p>cent have used it during the last 12 months.</p></span></span>}, number={1}, journal={Norsk Epidemiologi}, author={Nordlund, Sturla}, year={2009}, month={Oct.} }