Hebrew media: Addiction to tranquilizers has increased by 90% in Israel.
Ma’ariv newspaper revealed in a report in this regard that since the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip, the average use of sedatives has increased by 90% and some Israelis have reached the point of addiction.
Yufal Bogano, the social affairs reporter of Maariv newspaper, wrote in his report in this regard: The Public Health Board of Israel reports a sharp increase in the demand for counseling from Israelis due to addiction to tranquilizers.
Meanwhile, knowledgeable sources told Israeli media that last October, the number of prescriptions of sedatives and drugs related to mental illnesses and treatment of panic-induced stress increased by 11% compared to the previous month.
Yediot Aharonot newspaper also announced in the news that rocket attacks (resistance) have caused mental and emotional problems among Israelis to triple so that many Israelis are unable to return to their daily routine and many others have suffered from chronic psychosis.
It should be noted that previously, the Hebrew media, citing Israeli mental health officials, reported that the number of requests for psychological help and counseling in Israel increased sixfold after the start of the war and that the structure of psychiatric medicine in Israel has the capacity and ability to provide services to all of them. does not have.