Prescription Painkiller Crisis: Why Do Americans Consume 80 Percent Of All Prescription Painkillers? Steve Watson Posted on March 15, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Featured Stories, health, Tile Less than 5 percent of the world’s population lives in this country, and yet we buy four-fifths of these highly addictive drugs. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email