Moral panic in Icelandic society: Arrival of ecstasy to Iceland

• Main Authors: Jónasson, Jónas Orri, Gunnlaugsson, Helgi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Stjórnsýslustofnun 2014
• Subjects: Moral panic; drug use; deviant behaviour; mass media; Siðfár; vímuefnaneysla; frávikshegðun; fjölmiðlar; Fallin; Merki; Valda; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2014.10.2.9

The use of illegal drugs has often been shown to ignite fear and insecurity in society. When a new drug appears the media typically reports on this drug and the risk it poses. Soon after ecstasy appeared in Iceland in the 1990s its use created a major public uproar and insecurity in Icelandic societ...