Peter Wennberg

Peter Wennberg is a Professor in Social Alcohol and Drug Research at Stockholm University's Department of Public Health Sciences. His work focuses on addictive behaviors, including alcohol, drugs, and gambling, with an emphasis on prevention and intervention strategies in workplace and clinical settings. He holds a PhD (2000), became an Associate Professor in Psychology (2005), and was promoted to Professor in 2017.

Research Interests:

• Addictive behaviors and their societal impacts
• Psychosocial treatment efficacy for substance use disorders
• Methodological advancements in public health data collection
• Gender differences in alcohol and drug-related harm

Notable Projects:

• Alcohol prevention initiatives in working life – Evaluating workplace interventions.
• Recovered, in treatment, or dead? – A 20-year follow-up study on substance use treatment outcomes.
• REGAPS program – Addressing gambling problems through multidisciplinary approaches.

Recent Contributions: Over 15 peer-reviewed articles (2021–2025) analyze topics like smartphone-based alcohol interventions, gambling disorder assessment tools, and the epidemiology of substance use in Nordic populations.

Awards: None explicitly listed in the provided texts.

Advising/Grants: No specific advisees named, but oversees research teams focusing on workplace health and addiction recovery. Active in securing grants for longitudinal studies and intervention trials.

Labs/Teams: Leads the 'Harmful use in working life – prevention and intervention' research group, emphasizing workplace-based prevention strategies.