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 Vill þyngri refsingu fyrir Margréti Löf Innlent Játar innbrot í búin Innlent Viðar Örn gaf Sævari Louis Vuitton-tösku Innlent Norðmenn kynna „stærstu breytingarnar frá upphafi“ á EES samstarfinu Erlent Sundþjálfari KR með hníf á lofti fyrir lykilfund sundfólks Innlent „Er þetta ekki komið út í hártoganir?“ Innlent Þurftu að keyra á hnífamann sem slóst við lögreglu Innlent Lífsnauðsynlegt að meðhöndla risarækjur líkt og kjúkling Innlent Segir Karl hafa hljómað himinlifandi eftir dauða Díönu Erlent „Við höldum í fjallarómantíkina“ 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 Vill þyngri refsingu fyrir Margréti Löf Innlent Játar innbrot í búin Innlent Viðar Örn gaf Sævari Louis Vuitton-tösku Innlent Norðmenn kynna „stærstu breytingarnar frá upphafi“ á EES samstarfinu Erlent Sundþjálfari KR með hníf á lofti fyrir lykilfund sundfólks Innlent „Er þetta ekki komið út í hártoganir?“ Innlent Þurftu að keyra á hnífamann sem slóst við lögreglu Innlent Lífsnauðsynlegt að meðhöndla risarækjur líkt og kjúkling Innlent Segir Karl hafa hljómað himinlifandi eftir dauða Díönu Erlent „Við höldum í fjallarómantíkina“ Innlent
