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 Reiður Trump segir Schumer að fara til helvítis Erlent Vestmanneyingar „slógu velferðarskjaldborg“ yfir gesti Innlent Stúlkan sem fór í sjóinn er látin Innlent Fagna afmæli virkjunar sem sökkti sveitajörðum en rafvæddi síldarbæ Innlent Landsvirkjun sé ekki „löngu búin að semja“ við alla landeigendur Innlent Grunaður um að myrða heila fjölskyldu en skilja ungabarnið eftir á lífi Erlent Beinaber gísl látinn grafa eigin gröf á Gasa Erlent Eldur í olíugeymslu í Sochi eftir drónaárás Erlent Leiddi fordæmalausa bænastund á Musterishæð Erlent Búast við gasi á höfuðborgarsvæðinu og Akranesi 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 Reiður Trump segir Schumer að fara til helvítis Erlent Vestmanneyingar „slógu velferðarskjaldborg“ yfir gesti Innlent Stúlkan sem fór í sjóinn er látin Innlent Fagna afmæli virkjunar sem sökkti sveitajörðum en rafvæddi síldarbæ Innlent Landsvirkjun sé ekki „löngu búin að semja“ við alla landeigendur Innlent Grunaður um að myrða heila fjölskyldu en skilja ungabarnið eftir á lífi Erlent Beinaber gísl látinn grafa eigin gröf á Gasa Erlent Eldur í olíugeymslu í Sochi eftir drónaárás Erlent Leiddi fordæmalausa bænastund á Musterishæð Erlent Búast við gasi á höfuðborgarsvæðinu og Akranesi Innlent