U.S. Citizens Use More Drugs Than Any Other Nation

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The United Nation's World Drug Report 2014 shows that 6.1 per cent of American adults, aged between 15 and 64, abused prescribed pain opioids, such as codeine and oxycontin, in 2012.
Shockingly, that figure is twice as high as the world's second-worst offender, Australia, where opioid addicts comprise 3.1 per cent of citizens.
In the United States, past-year illicit drug use by persons aged 12 years or older reached the highest level in the past 10 years,' the report said, adding: 'The number of deaths resulting from prescription
painkiller overdose also continues to rise, especially among women.'

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Extent of US dependency on prescription drugs revealed: UN report shows 6% of American adults hooked on pills
UN's World Drug Report 2014 shows 6.1% of Americans abuse opioids
They include morphine, codeine, oxycontin, vicodin and fentanyl
ER admissions for painkiller overdoses rose by 132% between 2004 and 2011
In the U.S. more people now die of painkiller overdoses than in car crashes
Daily Mail (UK)
By MATTHEW BLAKE
PUBLISHED: 08:04 EST, 7 July 2014 | UPDATED: 10:25 EST, 7 July 2014