Young men on benefits likely to smoke weed

According to a survey by psychiatrists working for the City of Reykjavik, a high percentage of young men on benefits deal with mental problems and drug abuse. 

Out of 376 individuals on employement benefits interviewed, 39 percent have had a drug abuse problem, with 7 out of ten being young men. A psychiatrist speaking to Morgunblaðið today says that these young men isolate themselves and smoke a lot of cannabis.