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Broad Political Support For Legalising Psychedelic Mushrooms For Medical Purposes
A new parliamentary proposal, with the support of MPs from every party in Parliament except for the Left-Greens, calls for the legalisation of psychedelic mushrooms. For the unfamiliar, a parliamentary proposal is not a bill; it is instead a statement of purpose…
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Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Hold Promise For Depression Treatment
New research into the use of the active substance in hallucinogenic mushrooms for the treatment of depression is very promising, reports Vísir. [su_pullquote]Sign up to our newsletter to be the first to know if a volcano erupts in Iceland! We will send…
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Seasonal Depression Isn’t Just Seasonal Anymore…
A psychologist at the Anxiety Treatment Centre has stated that there are many people getting repeatedly depressed during the summer and that the bad weather in the capital region definitely isn’t helping, Fréttablaðið reports. Sóley Dröfn Davíðsdóttir said: “It is so remarkable…
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Scotch On Ice Festival: Fighting Winter Blues One Laugh At A Time
Reykjavík is experiencing one of those rare moments of calm between storms when I meet Icelandic comedian Bylgja Babýlons in a downtown café for a quick chat. As I arrive—five minutes late, as it’s customary in Iceland—she is looking pensively outside the…
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Doorman In Memoriam: Jónas Helgason Talks Youth Suicide Awareness
On October 20, 2016—a year ago today from this article’s publication date—Finnbogi Fannar Jónasson Kjeld, a much-loved member of the staff at downtown nightlife institution Kaffibarinn, took his own life. It was a tragic event that sent shockwaves through the lives of…
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Too Much, Girl: Iceland Has Seen An 87.5% Rise In Number Of Teen Girls On Antidepressants Since 2012
Icelandic teenage girls are taking antidepressants in ever-increasing numbers. Since 2012, the number of girls aged 15-19 who have been prescribed antidepressants has rocketed up by 85.7% and the dosage strength has increased by 120%. While there has been a general increase…
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Black Metal Masters Zhrine Have One Gloomy Announcement And Release
Under an assortment of different monikers and styles, ethereal blackened death metal outfit Zhrine have been a staple of the local extreme metal diet since the new wave of Icelandic Death Metal first started beating these rocky shores. After a lengthy absence…
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Welcome To The Dark Side
Winter is upon us. It’s here, enshrouding your very being in short, frosty days with only a few hours of sunlight, followed by long, frozen, windy nights. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Some handle it just fine, getting cosy at home as the weather…
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SAD Times: The Effects Of Winter—And How To Fight Back
When I meet working psychologist and PhD student Erla Björnsdóttir, it’s already dark outside. Reykjavík’s streets are becoming treacherous as compacted snow freezes into sheets of slippery ice, and the streetlights have been lit for a couple of hours already, throughout the…