West Virginia is the state with the highest rate of nonmedical drug use over the past year, while North Dakota has the lowest, according to recent data from the United Health Foundation.
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%