Americans consume 80% of the World's painkillers...

[Dras]

According to a congressional testimony by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, 80 percent of the world’s painkillers are consumed in the U.S.

BBC News reports that Americans consume enough painkillers for each of its citizens to have 64 Percocets or Vicodin.

The report said that prescription drug abuse leads to 14,800 deaths a year, which is more than what heroin and cocaine total combined.

The number of those who are taking painkillers is a 600 percent increase from where it was 10 years ago. Also, police reports across the country have increased for crimes done by people addicted to oxycodone and hydrocodone, which are key ingredients in most prescription painkillers.

Long Island, New York, pharmacist Howard Levine told the BBC that “we’ve become a society of wusses.”

He said that he stopped carrying all of the major addictive prescription drugs after he was robbed by addicts who were looking for their fix.

Source: redOrbit (http://s.tt/1bteh)

God, Guns, and

 

[mtg]

Doesn't surprise me especially living in fl. Medications are a luxury especially pain killers.

 

[Pool_Shark]

As long as it's legal drugs prescribed by real doctors it's okay.

 

[Serious]

big pharma....

 

[Bud Bundy]

Americans do love our drugs.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

Americans do love our drugs.

But making them illegal reduces access!

our government fukking fails. and we're arresting people on top of that.

 

[profound]

“we’ve become a society of wusses.”

cowardice the problem? idk.

 

[MBwithadream]

America is the land of addicts. Ain't no one i know who isn't addicted to something.

 

[stealthbomber]

legalize weed.

the economy will rise, painkiller/depression medication use will fall, the number of prisoners will drastically fall, and doritos will up 800%

 

[Economics]

Too many people aren't honest with themselves anymore to actually fix large and personal problems, just let the Titanic sink at this point

 

[Rodgers]

i dont understand the people who are on shyt for life... you have a bad back so you get some painkillers... that means you take em till your dying day

 

[usopp]

legalize weed.

the economy will rise, painkiller/depression medication use will fall, the number of prisoners will drastically fall, and doritos will up 800%

That would kill of the profits of so many institutions! You know that they aren't gonna let that shyt happen.

 

[Roberto Dinero]

Its funny how Americans sh!t on Europeans and Russians for drinking so much alcohol. We just deal with our problems the old fashion, non prescription, way. U guys should try it

 

[Big Jo]

Doesn't surprise me especially living in fl. Medications are a luxury especially pain killers.

Prescriptions for PKs in Florida outnumber any other state by like 4 to 1. There's like no laws against Doctor shopping down there

 

[NSSVO]

Its funny how Americans sh!t on Europeans and Russians for drinking so much alcohol. We just deal with our problems the old fashion, non prescription, way. U guys should try it

you serious?