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Ola Røed Bilgrei

Ola Røed Bilgrei

Job title
  • Research Professor
Visiting address
  • Stensberggata 26, 0170 Oslo
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 986 04 260
  • Office: +47 672 35 110
E-mail
  • ola.bilgrei@oslomet.no
Affiliation

About

Ola Røed Bilgrei is Research Professor at Consumption Research Norway (SIFO) and associated with the research group for Consumption Policy and Economy. He has a PhD in sociology from the University of Oslo (2019).

Bilgrei mainly uses cultural and qualitative perspectives in studies of legal and illegal drug use. Among other things, his research examines how such consumption practices can be related to wider societal conditions such as digitalisation, identity work, youth cultures, symbolic consumption and marginalized street life. This work typically draws on large, qualitative data sets that include individual and group interviews, longitudinal studies, textual analysis, and online ethnography.

In 2025, Bilgrei was awarded funding from the Research Council of Norway’s call for groundbreaking research for early career researchers. From January 2026, he leads a major project aiming to enhance understanding of the cultural and social factors driving changes in youth drug use patterns, with a specific focus on social media platforms.

Field of study

Qualitative methods   Drugs   Youth culture   Sub-culture   Digital Culture   Consumption Research

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

Completed research projects

  • Changing Drug Use and Drug Policy

    The project aims to provide new insights into young people's patterns of alcohol and illegal drug use, the social meaning of drugs, and the consequences of drug-related sanctions.

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Borch, Anita ; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (2025). Barns tilhørighet blant mennesker og ting. ISBN: 9788202885762. 264 p. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/https://cdforskning.no/cdf/catalog

Borch, Anita ; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (2025). Tilhørighetsstudier blant barn og unge. Borch, Anita; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (Ed.). Barns tilhørighet blant mennesker og ting. p. 7-25. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/cdf.250

Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Alecu, Andreea Ioana ; Kok, Erlend (2025). What are the Costs of Shared parenting? A Scoping Review. Family Transitions.
https://doi.org/10.1080/28375300.2025.2596436

Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Tokle, Rikke ; Skjælaaen, Øystein; Buvik, Kristin; Scheffels, Janne (2025). Shades of Green: Towards a Typology of Adolescent Cannabis Use. Contemporary Drug Problems. Vol. 52.
https://doi.org/10.1177/00914509251346122

Bilgrei, Ola Røed (2025). Smak av tilhørighet: En studie av matpraksiser og tilhørighet blant barn og unge. Borch, Anita; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (Ed.). Barns tilhørighet blant mennesker og ting. p. 53-70. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/cdf.250

Skjælaaen, Øystein; Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Buvik, Kristin; Scheffels, Janne (2025). Frihet og vennskap. Om ungdom og rusopplevelser. Nordisk tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning (NTU). Vol. 5.
https://doi.org/10.18261/ntu.5.1.5

Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Hanoa, Kristin; Buvik, Kristin (2024). “You have to be street smart”: Street capital and the social organisation of risk among people who inject drugs in Norway. Health, Risk and Society. Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13698575.2024.2318548

Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Scheffels, Janne; Buvik, Kristin; Tokle, Rikke (2024). The green shift? Narratives of changing cannabis policies and identity-work among Norwegian adolescents. Wanke, Michał; Sandberg, Sveinung; Macit, Ruken; Gulerce, Hakan (Ed.). Cannabis: Cultures and Markets. p. 39-48. Taylor & Francis.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4744667

Hanoa, Kristin; Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Buvik, Kristin (2023). Injecting Alone: The Importance of Perceived Safety, Stigma and Pleasure for Solitary Injecting. Journal of Drug Issues (JDI). Vol. 54.
https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426231151377

Scheffels, Janne; Brunborg, Geir Scott; Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Tokle, Rikke ; Andreas, Jasmina Burdzovic; Buvik, Kristin (2023). Ambivalence in Adolescents’ Alcohol Expectancies: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study Among 12-to-18-Year-Olds. Journal of Adolescent Research. Vol. 4.
https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584221150909



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Research reports

Poppe, Christian ; Gyüre, Krisztina ; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (2026). Gjeldsregistrenes betydning 3.0. Rentebærende, usikret kreditt 2021—2025. ISBN: 9788270635955. 69 p. Forbruksforskningsinstituttet SIFO, OsloMet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5370900

Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Alecu, Andreea Ioana ; Kok, Erlend Hua Lun (2024). Kostnader ved barn i delt bosted. En scoping review av norsk forskningslitteratur. 22 p. Forbruksforskningsinstituttet SIFO, OsloMet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3469239

Staalesen, Pia Dybvik; Kullerud, Hilde; Hystad, Jacob; Vestøl, Gro Malene; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (2024). Status for individuell jobbstøtte (IPS) i Norge. 82 p. Proba Samfunnsanalyse.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5090342

Skretting, Astrid Petra; Amundsen, Ellen J.; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (2023). Historisk oversikt over narkotika i Norge 1912-2022. 10 p. Folkehelseinstituttet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3624644

Sætra, Henrik Skaug; Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Vestøl, Gro Malene; Hystad, Jacob; Hjort, Jens Lunnan (2023). Barn og unges erfaring med rasisme og diskriminering. 94 p. Proba Samfunnsanalyse.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4713888

Hanoa, Kristin; Buvik, Kristin; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (2022). Opplevelser av risiko for overdose blant personer som bruker rusmidler med sprøyte. 70 p. Folkehelseinstituttet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3849975

Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Iversen, Erik (2022). Drug Market and Crime Workbook 2022 – Norway. Report to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). 35 p. Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI).
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4902998

Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Rokkan, Tore; Bukten, Anne; Pape, Hilde Elisabeth; Olsen, Hilgunn (2022). Prison Workbook 2022 – Norway. Report to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). 35 p. Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI).
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4237177

Bilgrei, Ola Røed (2022). Research Workbook 2022 – Norway. Report to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). 25 p. Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI).
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4886001

Bilgrei, Ola Røed (2022). EMCDDA Early Warning System Annual Situation Report 2021. Report to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). 10 p. Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI).
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4108770



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Dissemination

Bilgrei, Ola Røed (2026). Ungdom, rus og digitale medier. Oppvekstprofiler 2026 – Ungdom og rusmidler. Helsedirektoratet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5489890

Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Birkelund, Vilde (2026). Studie: Familie­middager viser overraskende effekt på ungdom.
https://doi.org/https://www.vg.no/helse/i/V61VyV/f

Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Szlage, Olivia Malgorzata (2026). Ny forskning: Sosiale medium, ungdom og rus.
https://doi.org/https://journalen.oslomet.no/nb/in

Bilgrei, Ola Røed (2025). Ungdommers bruk av cannabis og kokain – ser vi tegn til en normalisering?. SAMSVAR-seminar: Ungdommers bruk av cannabis og kokain – ser vi tegn til en normalisering?. SIFO og NOVA.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5321439

Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Hanoa, Kristin (2025). Navigating the complex currents of risk environments among people who use drugs: A commentary. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (NAD). Vol. 42.
https://doi.org/10.1177/14550725251396863

Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Tokle, Rikke ; Dyb, Halvard Naterstad ; Lassen, Kjersti (2025). Unge bruker cannabis på ulike måter – én gruppe vekker bekymring.
https://doi.org/https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/press

Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Tokle, Rikke ; Dyb, Halvard Naterstad ; Lassen, Kjersti (2025). Cannabis-bruken i Norge har økt: – Ikke alle trenger moralprekener eller bekymrede blikk.
https://doi.org/https://www.forskning.no/alkohol-o

Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Tangvald-Pedersen, Aslaug (2025). Ungdom om alkoholbruk: –⁠ Forsterker følelser og gir samhold.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4103152

Skuland, Silje Elisabeth ; Bilgrei, Ola Røed (2024). Food and Friendships Among Young People from Low-income and Affluent Households. The 16th ESA Conference: Tension, Trust and Transformation. European Sociological Association .
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4428680

Bilgrei, Ola Røed ; Myrseth, Silje Haugen (2023). Politiet viser bilder av det rekordstore kokainbeslaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3497350



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