Yeah, it is depressing in the UK - the usage of antibiotics on colds (i.e. of no value to most people with colds) has increased 40% this century even with a campaign to limit usage.
I've personally spoken to a couple of GPs/Docs and they said after a few hours of people coming in and asking they get tired and give in.
Between that and farms using them like M&Ms (smarties ;-) ) on the cattle it seems like people are taking a precious resource and throwing it on the floor.