The data included the percentage of adults who reported nonmedical use of prescription drugs — such as pain relievers, stimulants or sedatives — or illicit drugs besides cannabis over the last 12 months, with the national average rate being 15.9%
1. West Virginia: 21.2%
2. Colorado: 21.1%
3. Arkansas: 20.1%
4. Kentucky: 19.5%
5. Nevada: 19.2%
6. New Mexico: 18.9%
7. Idaho: 18.7%
8. Oregon: 18.4%
9. Mississippi: 17.3%
10. Alaska: 17.2%
11. Georgia: 17%
12. Florida: 16.7%
13. Oklahoma: 16.2%
14. Arizona: 15.9%
T-15. California: 15.7%
T-15. Alabama: 15.7%
17. Indiana: 15.6%
18. New York: 15.2%
19. Missouri: 15.1%
20. Washington: 15%
21. Pennsylvania: 14.8%
T-22. Ohio: 14.6%
T-22. Tennessee: 14.6%
T-22. Vermont: 14.6%
25. Texas: 14.3%
26. Kansas: 14.2%
27. North Carolina: 14.1%
28. Delaware: 13.5%
T-29. Michigan: 13.3%
T-29. Nebraska: 13.3%
T-29. Utah: 13.3%
32. Iowa: 13.1%
33. South Carolina: 13%
T-34. Louisiana: 12.5%
T-34. Maryland: 12.5%
36. Montana: 12.4%
37. Minnesota: 12.1%
38. Illinois: 11.7%
T-39. Maine: 11.6%
T-39. Rhode Island: 11.6%
T-41. Virginia: 11.5%
T-41: Wyoming: 11.5%
43. New Jersey: 11.3%
44. Hawaii: 10.7%
45. South Dakota: 10.5%
46. Wisconsin: 10.4%
47. Connecticut: 10.1%
48. Massachusetts: 9.2%
49. New Hampshire: 8.1%
50. North Dakota: 7.5%
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