Considering that Americans consume 75% of the world&#x27;s prescription drugs, and I think it safe to assume an equivalent amount of non-prescription drugs, I don&#x27;t think any of this makes much difference.  The US is a very strange and unique drug market.<p>Citation:
&quot;5 percent of the United States is the world&#x27;s population and consumes 75 percent of the the world&#x27;s prescription drugs.&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.drugabuse.gov&#x2F;related-topics&#x2F;trends-statistics&#x2F;infographics&#x2F;popping-pills-prescription-drug-abuse-in-america" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.drugabuse.gov&#x2F;related-topics&#x2F;trends-statistics&#x2F;i...</a><p>(And by &quot;Americans&quot; I and the gov included all those people in the US market who are not &quot;US citizens&quot;. Ie me.)