James Lee Stanley (on the right) and John Batdorf.
And a short bit from Bryant Gumbel on drug use in USAmerica:
We're 5% of the world's population, but we consume 80% of the world's pain meds (including 99% of the world's Vicodin).
And a short bit from Bryant Gumbel on drug use in USAmerica:
We're 5% of the world's population, but we consume 80% of the world's pain meds (including 99% of the world's Vicodin).
Ritalin = 4 million kids (mostly)
Anti-Depressants = 22 million women
Sleeping pills = 30 million adults
Statins (to lower cholesterol) = 32 million of any age or gender
We spent over $325,800,000,000 on prescription drugs last year - that's close to $1000 for every American.
Americans who took at least one prescription medication last month = 150 million
Americans who took 3 or more prescription medications last month = 67 million
Americans who took 5 or more prescription medications last month = 31 million
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