Icelanders consume more anti-depressants now than a decade ago 24. nóvember 2014 11:22 The greatest amount of anti-depressants of all the OECD countries. Photo/Pjetur According to the National Broadcasting Service Icelanders are prescribed drugs to treat mental health and neurology problems more frequently now than a decade ago. Iceland consumes the greatest amount of anti-depressants of all the OECD countries. 39 thousand individuals were prescribed anti-depressants in 2013 and 34 thousand were prescribed sleeping pills at least once that same year. The most commonly prescribed anti-depressant is zopiklón which is not to be consumed for more than 2 to 4 weeks at a time. However, many individuals use the medication for many years.For more news from Iceland in English visit Icelandmag.com. News in English Mest lesið Óvissa uppi um „stóra og fallega“ frumvarpið og Musk hótar hefndum Erlent Stjórnarformaðurinn segir stund sannleikans runna upp fyrir Eurovision Innlent „Þetta er ekkert líf“ Innlent Læknanemar látnir borga hagræðingarbrúsann Innlent Skipt um lás hjá Sósíalistaflokknum Innlent Ragna yfirgefur Alþingi mánuði fyrr en áætlað var Innlent Mikill minnihluti telur stjórnarandstöðuna standa sig vel Innlent Nemendur greiði tuttugu þúsund krónum meira í Strætó en starfsfólk Innlent Rauðar viðvaranir víða í Evrópu vegna hitans Erlent Óeirðir í Tyrklandi vegna umdeildrar skopmyndar Erlent
According to the National Broadcasting Service Icelanders are prescribed drugs to treat mental health and neurology problems more frequently now than a decade ago. Iceland consumes the greatest amount of anti-depressants of all the OECD countries. 39 thousand individuals were prescribed anti-depressants in 2013 and 34 thousand were prescribed sleeping pills at least once that same year. The most commonly prescribed anti-depressant is zopiklón which is not to be consumed for more than 2 to 4 weeks at a time. However, many individuals use the medication for many years.For more news from Iceland in English visit Icelandmag.com.
News in English Mest lesið Óvissa uppi um „stóra og fallega“ frumvarpið og Musk hótar hefndum Erlent Stjórnarformaðurinn segir stund sannleikans runna upp fyrir Eurovision Innlent „Þetta er ekkert líf“ Innlent Læknanemar látnir borga hagræðingarbrúsann Innlent Skipt um lás hjá Sósíalistaflokknum Innlent Ragna yfirgefur Alþingi mánuði fyrr en áætlað var Innlent Mikill minnihluti telur stjórnarandstöðuna standa sig vel Innlent Nemendur greiði tuttugu þúsund krónum meira í Strætó en starfsfólk Innlent Rauðar viðvaranir víða í Evrópu vegna hitans Erlent Óeirðir í Tyrklandi vegna umdeildrar skopmyndar Erlent