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 Leggja til breytingar á gatnamótum í kjölfar banaslyss Innlent Drengurinn fannst heill á húfi Innlent „Erfið stund en mikilvæg“ Innlent Fjallað um Skjöld Íslands í forsíðugrein stórblaðs Innlent Samfélagið í molum eftir fráfall ungrar konu: „Við erum enn þá í áfalli“ Innlent Hvirfilbylur við Vatnsleysuströnd Innlent Guðrún tilnefnir Ólaf Adolfsson sem formann þingflokksins Innlent Kjúklingaræktandi fær á baukinn en MAST líka Innlent Skjálfti fannst í byggð Innlent Ólafur eftirlýstur í Búlgaríu 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 Leggja til breytingar á gatnamótum í kjölfar banaslyss Innlent Drengurinn fannst heill á húfi Innlent „Erfið stund en mikilvæg“ Innlent Fjallað um Skjöld Íslands í forsíðugrein stórblaðs Innlent Samfélagið í molum eftir fráfall ungrar konu: „Við erum enn þá í áfalli“ Innlent Hvirfilbylur við Vatnsleysuströnd Innlent Guðrún tilnefnir Ólaf Adolfsson sem formann þingflokksins Innlent Kjúklingaræktandi fær á baukinn en MAST líka Innlent Skjálfti fannst í byggð Innlent Ólafur eftirlýstur í Búlgaríu Innlent