Oshwal

The health of millions of Americans each year relies on too many factors to name — but few people will deny the role of health care providers and workers in keeping people as healthy as they can possibly be.  From an educational standpoint, it is important that students remain interested in careers in healthcare and pursue  post-secondary educational goals to that end, such as a bachelor of science in health care or master of public health degree.  Together, educated health care professionals can help increase public knowledge about the conditions that are harming so many Americans. When you think about the most dangerous conditions in the country, cancer likely comes to mind, along with heart problems and stroke.  But one of the biggest threats to Americans’ health and well being comes from the accidental adverse drug interactions and overdoses associated with prescription medications.

Here is an infographic that helps you to see what the dangers of misuse of prescription medications really are, and how they are affecting hundreds of thousands of people yearly in the United States.  Click to expand: