Alcohol consumption is a leading risk factor for injury, disease and premature death in Europe. Hence, there is increasing interest in effective universal interventions to reduce alcohol consumption and related harm, and the workplace is a favorable arena.

It is common to struggle with anxiety, depression, or alcohol-related problems alongside gambling problems. Sometimes these co-occurring conditions develop as a consequence of gambling problems, while in other cases gambling may be a way of coping with anxiety or depression.

An analysis of which individual and family-related characteristics are associated with problem gambling, and how problem gambling is related to young people’s self-reported health, life satisfaction, and future orientation.

Internet-delivered treatment of varying forms of psychiatric problems is currently being used successfully in healthcare. Internet-delivered treatment of problematic alcohol use as a rehabilitation intervention in the workplace could potentially provide increased health among employees, as well as decreased sickness leave and productivity loss.

This programme offers an overall coverage of topics of immediate interest in Swedish gambling research today, based on five different work packages.

The responsibility to offer support and treatment for people with gambling problems and their significant others was clarified in Swedish legislation in 2018. The aim of this study was to explore barriers for and experiences of help-seeking among people with gambling and alcohol problems.