[pseudalopex]

Could you point out where the article claims that? It's padded extensively with selective and often irrelevant factoids and speculation about ADHD diagnosis, recreational drug use, etc.

[Dma54rhs]

> the US (<5% of the world’s population) was responsible for > 92% of the world spending on these agents [35].

[pseudalopex]

92% of spending doesn't imply 84% of consumption. The same drugs cost more there than the rest of the world. And new drugs start there often.