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 70 milljóna króna halli vegna uppsagnar samningsins Innlent Tók 12 ár að breyta reglum um bætur vegna seinkun flugferða Erlent Sækja WorldPride í skugga bakslags í réttindum hinsegin fólks Innlent Vísbendingar um að síðasta vígið sé fallið Innlent Jöklar hér á landi minnkað um eina Lúxemborg Innlent Beðasléttur í borginni: Óttast óafturkræfan skaða á Laugarnesi Innlent Þrír reyndu að komast undan lögreglu Innlent Ummæli Kolbrúnar blaut tuska í andlit ungmenna Innlent Efla viðveru danska hersins á Grænlandi Erlent Kýldi konu eftir kynmök: „Hvað, getur þú ekki meira?“ Innlent
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 70 milljóna króna halli vegna uppsagnar samningsins Innlent Tók 12 ár að breyta reglum um bætur vegna seinkun flugferða Erlent Sækja WorldPride í skugga bakslags í réttindum hinsegin fólks Innlent Vísbendingar um að síðasta vígið sé fallið Innlent Jöklar hér á landi minnkað um eina Lúxemborg Innlent Beðasléttur í borginni: Óttast óafturkræfan skaða á Laugarnesi Innlent Þrír reyndu að komast undan lögreglu Innlent Ummæli Kolbrúnar blaut tuska í andlit ungmenna Innlent Efla viðveru danska hersins á Grænlandi Erlent Kýldi konu eftir kynmök: „Hvað, getur þú ekki meira?“ Innlent