Americans on drugs

Posted: Dec 10, 2011 • By: Dr Neil Cohen •
The following are 5 Facts that demonstrate the USA takes far too many Prescription Medications!



	#1 According to the CDC, the percentage of Americans that say that they have taken a prescription drug within the last month has risen to almost 50 percent.





	#2 The percentage of Americans that say that they have taken two or more prescription drugs within the last month has risen to 31 percent, and the percentage of Americans that say that they have taken five or more prescription drugs within the last month has risen to 11 percent.





	#3 If you can believe it, the CDC also says that approximately 9 out of every 10 Americans that are at least 60 years of age say that they have taken at least one prescription drug within the last month.





	#4 According to the Wall Street Journal, more than 25 percent of all kids and teens in the United States take prescription drugs on a regular basis.





	#5 One brand new study has found that more than 20 percent of all American adults are taking at least one drug for "psychiatric" or "behavioral" disorders.