Nation Now Boasts 4 Billion Drug Prescriptions

“People in the United States took more prescription drugs than ever last year, with the number of prescriptions increasing from 3.99 billion (with a cost of $308.6 billion) in 2010 to 4.02 billion (with a cost of $319.9 billion) in 2011.” Numbers were particularly strong in the all-important depression/anxiety and ADHD categories.