The first week in Oslo
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Project Norway's Pioneering Approach to Drug Addictions. Lessons for the UK? My project studying Norway´s approach to substance misuse in Oslo has finally got underway this month. Norway is one of the most prosperous countries in the world thanks to a strong economy buoyed by its oil industry which began in 1969 following it´s discovery. Norway is fortunate to have the financial ability to invest in new approaches within its healthcare system . However in 2014, Norway had the second highest rate of drug overdose deaths in Europe after Estonia. In the process of tackling its complex drug problem it become the first country to introduce a standalone addiction specialty for doctors: Rusmedisin (Addiction Medicine). It has also pioneered the Akuttpost (Emergency Dextoxification Posts) and extensive psychological services, a common feature of Scandinavian healthcare. Addiction specialist training in the UK currently falls within ...