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Gestir Kaffistofunnar finna fyrir umhyggju og hlýju

Since its establishment, Kaffistofa Samhjálpar has played an important role in supporting people struggling with poverty, illness, homelessness, and addiction. All year round, everyone who seeks help there is welco

Lola Young fik overraskende råd af stjerne: - Det kan jeg ikke!

It has not been easy for the young singer to return to the spotlight after she revealed that she had struggled with substance abuse.

Handtóku brjálaðan mann sem reyndist eftirlýstur og upprættu fíkniefnaframleiðslu

<p>The police arrested an enraged man on Laugavegur last night who turned out to be wanted. This is stated in the police log. Heimir Ríkarðsson, assistant chief superintendent in the Capital Region, says the man was in an altered state and caused a major disturbance when the police arrived at the scene.</p><p>During the arrest, it emerged that he was wanted because it had not been possible to loca

Får rusbehandling i sentrum: – Realistisk at vi er nettopp her

Tekin með 14 kíló af fíkniefnum á Keflavíkurflugvelli

<p>A woman who tried to smuggle about fourteen kilograms of narcotics into the country was yesterday sentenced to three years and ten months in prison. She agreed to transport the substances for payment. This is an unusually large quantity and therefore carries a heavier sentence than is usual in cases like this.</p><p>When the woman, Carmen Petronelle Rutazibwa, arrived on a flight from Belgium b

Vill opna úrræði fyrir mæður með fíknivanda

<img align="left" alt="“Those I have spoken to say that this will reduce the workload in child and social services and speed up cases moving out of the system,” says Guðfinna." src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/9/55/955226A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> A parent education and child-rearing counselor wants to open a treatment home for mothers of children aged 0-5 and pregnant women. The home w

Átta ákærðir vegna kókaínsmygls

<p>The District Prosecutor has charged eight men in their thirties to sixties with a major drug offense and participation in the offense. Two are accused of having been involved in the importation of 2.6 kilograms of cocaine. It was concealed in a man's suitcase on a flight to Iceland from the Netherlands on Thursday, 20 November.</p><p>The next day, the cocaine was collected from a hotel in Reykj

Mielenterveys- ja päihdepalvelujen uudistukseen vain yksi muutos aluevaltuustosta

In particular, the location of needle exchange and health counseling points was discussed by the regional council at Monday’s meeting.

Eetu ja Veeti nukkuivat yhdessä pois – tutkinta paljastaa, miten nuoret kuolevat Suomessa huumeisiin eniten Euroopassa

Three tragic stories reveal why Finnish young people have died from drugs more than anywhere else in Europe.

Da faren døde brått, raknet det for Richard