Every single day, thousands of Icelanders wake up, take their ADHD medication, drop their children at school and drive to work. Almost all of them are one police stop away from losing their driving licence for up to 18 months.
Under Article 50 of the Icelandic Traffic Act No. 77/2019, a person under the influence of narcotics or medication is unfit to drive a vehicle. If the medication is detected in the blood, the driver is deemed unfit. Without a medical certificate and a medication card, this can cost the driver their licence for up to 18 months.
Paragraph 8 of Article 101 provides an exemption, but only if the driver holds a valid certificate of fitness to drive despite the medication and a medication card issued by Icelandic Health Insurance (Sjúkratryggingar Íslands).