Development of Alcohol and Drugs Intervention / THL

The Development of Alcohol and Drugs Intervention group supports municipal activities and services related to alcohol and drugs. The aim is to improve municipal employees' competence in preventing and reducing alcohol- and drug-related harm in the municipality.

The group gathers, produces, disseminates and applies national and international information and expertise in order to prevent and reduce alcohol- and drug-related harm.

Alcohol and drugs interventions range from prevention to treatment.

Contact information

National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Tel. (switchboard) +358 20 610 6000
E-mail addresses: firstname.lastname@thl.fi
Postal address: P.O. Box 30, FI-00271 Helsinki, Finland
Street address: Mannerheimintie 166, Helsinki

Helsinki
Tilkanmäki (headquarters)
Postal address: P.O. Box 30, FI-00271 Helsinki, Finland
Street address: Mannerheimintie 166

Phone numbers of the personnel (in Finnish)

The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) started operations on 1 January 2009, following the merger of STAKES and the National Public Health Institute (KTL).
THL's website

What's new

Materials

DEVELOPMENT OF THE FINNISH DRUG POLICY (pdf)
Tapani Sarvanti , Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland

REACHING FOR THE QUALITY STAR (pdf)
Quality criteria for substance abuse prevention

More information

National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Expert agency whose key functions are research, development and statistics