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 Lögreglan í Ósló beitti mótmælendur táragasi Erlent Smáskjálftahrina minni á atburði fyrir eldgos Innlent Hekla Aurora kveður með útsýnisflugi frá Reykjavík Innlent Kínverskir bílar gætu verið notaðir til njósna Innlent Sendir Svein Andra í mál við ríkið Innlent „Pólitík hjá ríkisstofnun sem á bara að vinna fyrir borgarana“ Innlent Fagnar miklum fjölda áskorana og liggur undir feldi Innlent Valtýr furðar sig á óhróðri, níði og aðdróttunum systkina Innlent Funda um friðarsáttmála í Egyptalandi á mánudag Erlent Trump segir Hamas og Ísraela hafa náð samkomulagi 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 Lögreglan í Ósló beitti mótmælendur táragasi Erlent Smáskjálftahrina minni á atburði fyrir eldgos Innlent Hekla Aurora kveður með útsýnisflugi frá Reykjavík Innlent Kínverskir bílar gætu verið notaðir til njósna Innlent Sendir Svein Andra í mál við ríkið Innlent „Pólitík hjá ríkisstofnun sem á bara að vinna fyrir borgarana“ Innlent Fagnar miklum fjölda áskorana og liggur undir feldi Innlent Valtýr furðar sig á óhróðri, níði og aðdróttunum systkina Innlent Funda um friðarsáttmála í Egyptalandi á mánudag Erlent Trump segir Hamas og Ísraela hafa náð samkomulagi Erlent