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It definitely is - both in the developed and developing world there is a staggering amount of overuse of antibiotics.

• xmprt 5y ago
  Coming from India, it's crazy what you can get over the counter. I think that medicine should be more available and cheaper but the fact that you can get so many antibiotics without a prescription is definitely a contributing factor.
  • droopyEyelids 5y ago
    From what I've read, it's not even human misuse in India driving the change, rather pharmaceutical factories dispose of their antibiotic-laden wastewater into local rivers, driving an ecosystem level race for resistance.
    • Fomite 5y ago
      It's more of a "yes and..." problem. There's also a sanitation aspect to things.