One in four American women take medication for a mental disorder | Mail Online.
The number of people in the US taking drugs for mental disorders is increasing, with 26% of American women taking the meds in 2010. Also with the health care crunch, it’s cheaper to go on drugs than to obtain other kinds of behavioral therapy.
The economy probably hasn’t helped people’s moods, and now they need SSRIs to replace the shopping.
There’s also the cocoa/chocolate shortage and ballooning coffee prices…
The regional break down is interesting to see, with southern regions coming in quite high on the scale. Many of them are non-drinkers, and that is likely associated with increased interest in benzodiazepines.
The western areas come in the middle of the range, but they have many non prescription drug substitutes available, as well as medical weed, which does not count in this category of mental health meds.
On the lowest end of the scale is Pharmer’s region, but of course we have increased chocolate seeking behavior.
