How Iceland solved its teens’ substance abuse problem
by WorldTribune Staff, April 20, 2017 In the early 1990s, drug and alcohol abuse were skyrocketing among Iceland’s teenagers. “You couldn’t walk the streets in downtown Reykjavik on a Friday night because it felt unsafe,” said Reykjavik University psychology professor Harvey Milkman. “There were hordes of teenagers getting in-your-face drunk.” Today, “Iceland tops the European […]