英国的研究发现，哪怕是知道抗药性如何发展的人，也常常会在没有处方的情况下服用抗生素或把自己的药给家庭成员，从而加剧了抗药性问题。
Research in the United Kingdom has found that even people who understand how resistance develops often contribute to the problem by taking antibiotics without a prescription or giving their drugs to members of their family.