The struggle against problems from alcohol and tobacco has been most successful in the periods when the main emphasis
has been put on the harm drinkers and smokers inflicts upon other people. Recent research indicates that the most
wide-spread problem from alcohol is the effects of drunken behaviour on other people, and the main emphasis should
be put on this problem.
Hans Olav Fekjær, Senior adviser, Actis, Norway
Hans Olav Fekjær is a Psychiatrist, who has worked with alcohol and drug problems for decades. After 30 years as a
municipality doctor in Oslo, he worked as Attending Physician for the Blue Cross centre for 8 years. Fekjær has several
publications in print and has been awarded The Norwegian adult learning award (2002), The Scharffenberg award and
the advisory council on alcohol and drug problems in Norway’s award for his efforts. |