My infographic sums up some of the social, economic, and emotional impacts of prescription drug abuse so that people will be motivated to do something about it. I wanted to make big comparisons, so I used big numbers. Comparing the numbers gives people a frame of reference to understand just how huge the impact is to the country, and hopefully compels them to act in some way.

References: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6043a4.htm http://www.samhsa.gov/data/NSDUH/2k11Results/NSDUHresults2011.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_United_States_federal_budget http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population http://www.samhsa.gov/data/DAWN.aspx