An infographic that provides information about prescription drug abuse in the United States. It is divided into three sections.
The first section is titled "Prescription Drug Abuse" and has a barcode at the top. Below the barcode there is a list of statistics about the number of people who have been diagnosed with prescription drugs. The statistics are:
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- 3 million people/day
- The CDC reported ER visits
- 11% of the population in the US
- 35 to 44
- Are largest age groups on prescription drugs
- 10.9% of people in the country
- 40 people a day
There are also illustrations of people of different ages genders and ethnicities as well as a map of the world in the bottom right corner. The infographic is designed to help people understand the impact of prescription drugs on their health and wellbeing.
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2012
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