Which Drug is Your State Most Addicted to? America's Drug Problem, Mapped

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Which Drug is Your State Most Addicted to? America's Drug Problem, Mapped

The Obama administration has committed over $10 billion to drug education programs and support for expanding access to treatment. According to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), prescription drug abuse is the country's "fastest-growing drug problem" and has been classified as an epidemic by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

The following findings reveal the most recent data available from the ONDCP. They show the drug that addicts most commonly sought treatment for at primary treatment centers in each state.

- Alabama: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in Alabama, followed by cocaine and other opiates including prescription drugs.

- Alaska: In 2010, marijuana was the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state, followed by "other opiates" including prescription drugs.

- Arizona: The rate of drug-induced deaths in Arizona is higher than the national average. Between 2007 and 2008, Arizona was among the top 10 states for the rate of use of drugs other than marijuana among young adults aged 18 to 25.

- Arkansas: Marijuana, followed by stimulants (including methamphetamine) is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in Arkansas.

- California: 36% percent of voluntary admissions were for stimulants (including methamphetamine) while only 25% were for marijuana.

- Colorado: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in Colorado.

- Connecticut: Connecticut is one of the top 10 states for dependence on illicit drugs among young adults ages 18 to 25. Heroin is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions.

- Delaware: "Other opiates," primarily prescription drugs, are the most commonly cited drugs among primary drug treatment admissions in the state, followed closely by marijuana and heroin.

- Florida: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in Florida, followed by other opiates (including prescription drugs).

- Georgia: The data show that cocaine is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in Georgia.

- Hawaii: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in Hawaii, followed closely by stimulants (including methamphetamine).

- Idaho: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state. Nearly 50% of primary drug treatment admissions in Idaho were for marijuana.

- Illinois: Heroin is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state.

- Indiana: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug in Indiana.

- Iowa: Marijuana, followed by stimulants (including methamphetamine), is the most commonly cited drug.

- Kansas: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state, followed by stimulants.

- Kentucky: Opiates, including prescription drugs, are the most commonly cited drugs among primary drug treatment admissions in Kentucky.

- Louisiana: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state, followed by cocaine.

- Maine: Opiates, including prescription drugs, are the most commonly cited drugs among primary drug treatment admissions in the state. Marijuana is a far second behind.

- Maryland: Heroin is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in Maryland.

- Massachusetts: Heroin is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state. Marijuana comes in at a distant fourth after opiates and cocaine.

- Michigan: Marijuana, followed by heroin, is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state.

- Minnesota: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state, and it leads pretty far ahead of other drugs.

- Mississippi: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state. The large prevalence of "other/unknown" treatment admissions indicates these data are not currently being reported by certain providers.

- Missouri: Marijuana, followed by stimulants (including methamphetamine), is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state.

- Montana: Marijuana, followed by opiates, is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state.

- Nebraska: Stimulants, including methamphetamine, are the most commonly cited drugs among primary drug treatment admissions in the state, followed closely by marijuana.

- Nevada: Stimulants, including methamphetamine, are the most commonly cited drugs among primary drug treatment admissions in Nevada.

- New Hampshire: Opiates (including prescription drugs) are the most commonly cited drugs among primary drug treatment admissions in the state, followed by heroin and marijuana.

- New Jersey: Heroin is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state. Marijuana trailed fairly far behind.

- New Mexico: Data not available, but at a glance, in 2007-2008, New Mexico ranked first among all states for illicit drug dependence among persons age 12 and older. The drug-induced death rate in New Mexico is significantly higher than the national average. Approximately 9% of New Mexico residents reported past-month use of illicit drugs; the national average was 8%.

- New York: Heroin, followed by marijuana then cocaine, is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state.

- North Carolina: Marijuana, followed by cocaine, is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state.

- North Dakota: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state. Aside from opiates and stimulants, the use of other drugs is almost negligent.

- Ohio: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in Ohio, followed by heroin.

- Oklahoma: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state, followed by stimulants (including methamphetamine) following closely behind.

- Oregon: The data show marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state.

- Pennsylvania: Heroin is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state, followed by marijuana.

- Rhode Island: Heroin is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state, followed by marijuana.

- South Carolina: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in South Carolina, surpassing primary treatment admissions for stimulants (including methampetamine) and other opiates (including many prescription drugs).

- South Dakota: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in South Dakota, followed by stimulants (including methamphetamine) and other opiates (including prescription drugs).

- Tennessee: Opiates, primarily prescription drugs, are the most commonly cited drugs among primary drug treatment admissions in the state.

- Texas: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state, followed by cocaine, then heroin.

- Utah: Stimulants (including methamphetamine), followed by marijuana and heroin, are the most commonly cited drugs among primary drug treatment admissions in Utah.

- Vermont: Opiates, including prescription drugs, are the most commonly cited drugs among primary drug treatment admissions in the state, followed by marijuana.

- Virginia: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state.

- Washington: Marijuana, followed by stimulants (including methamphetamine), is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state.

- Washington, D.C.: Heroin and cocaine/crack are the most commonly cited drugs among primary drug treatment admissions in the District of Columbia, each separately counting as 32% of all treatment admissions in 2011.

- West Virginia: The data show that opiates, including prescription drugs, are the most commonly cited drugs among primary drug treatment admissions in the state.

- Wisconsin: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in Wisconsin, followed by cocaine.

- Wyoming: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state, followed by stimulants (including methamphetamine) and other opiates (including prescription drugs).

http://www.policymic.com/articles/8...ost-addicted-to-america-s-drug-problem-mapped

Wisconsin drug of choice is booze.. hands down.. dont know where this crack pot got this information.. oh yeah booze isn't a drug.. ROFL

Also just because many people use grass and say yeah I have used grass does not mean its the reason they are in rehab.. this article contains some bullshit.

 

[Cautious_Optimist]

I wonder how many primary treatment admissions for marijuana are legally mandated..??

Also what might become of the drug treatment industry as pot more and more becomes legalized..??

 

[pmoseman]

Now you make a point, alcohol is a drug, but when you talk about the "drugs most commonly sought treatment for" that is not the "drug of choice". You seem to have forgotten what the list was describing.

 

[omnipresenthuman]

Yeah, how many of the marijuana cases are legally mandated? Can't imagine many of the people seeking treatment for weed weren't forced by either their family/parents or the court to do as much...

 

[RedLeader]

Imagine if all of the money spent on "treating" marijuana addiction was instead flushed back into the economy...

 

[_DankOpiAmp_]

Yeah, what a colossal amount of resources squandered idiotically bullshiting treatment numbers with court mandates so they can pretend it is addictive. The amount of crap the American government is willing to utterly waste billions of dollars on to accomplish nothing in the end never ceases to amaze me.

 

[pmoseman]

Viola.
This article raises some good points.

I have to agree treatment is being wasted but who is wasting it. The judges who buy the story, "I am addicted to marijuana and need help", or the lawyers who see it as a tactic for their client.

In 2007 15% were self referrals and 28% referred by others. The rest were court ordered, but I wouldn't automatically dismiss every court referral as unnecessary.

 

[TheRapperGoneBad]

No surprise weed is the one in idaho, not only does our market suck but we are surrounded by legal buds. Guarantee its because of arrests and is required cops here are all about possession arrests because they have nothing better to do.

Interesting article either way no idea how accurate it actually is. I think alcohol would be be a top contender in every state.

I didnt realize people even went to treatment voluntarily for marijuana? Lol
only one that actually mentions it by there choice is cali.

 

[pmoseman]

In 2007, 88% of first time use for those in treatment for alcohol began drinking before the legal drinking age. Of course I myself drank in church and even before that snuck a sip when I was like 4, but I don't think I would put that down as my official starting date, more like 17.

Just saying, it is not actually "legal" most times people do that.

These are national admission rates in 2007, so Idaho might be different. This is likely as accurate as it gets. (link in the article)

About 40% of all treatments were for alcohol. So yes it won, but not by as large of a margin as one might expect, with 45% of those being alcohol with a secondary drug.

Total marijuana admissions came in at 16%.

Alcohol had about 40% criminal justice/DUI referrals. Which was about average for all drugs in terms of referrals. So although the majority of marijuana treatments, at 57%, being through criminal justice/DUI referrals was noticeably higher than others, meth/amp was this high also.

"No past month use" of marijuana was 37%, but the average of "no past month use" prior to treatment was 29%, so it doesn't really stand out.

Marijuana treatment did have a lot of users starting treatment at a young age, 40% under 19, when compared to most other drugs.

The other exceptions for admissions under 19 years of age were hallucinogens at 37% and inhalants at 50%, but together these two only added up to be 0.14% of admissions.

Anyway. You may want to take second look at marijuana treatment before mocking it.

Also, 67%/83% of marijuana treatment was outpatient/ambulatory compared to 50%/63% on average. I am not sure what ambulatory means but outpatient probably means less expensive.

 

[weekend addiction]

Imagine if all of the money spent on "treating" marijuana addiction was instead flushed back into the economy...

This. And money spent on weed fines were instead spent on buying legal pot and snacks.

Obama is totally side-stepping the drug war issue. He's gonna have to step up to the plate soon on this one. Legalizing pot should be part of his obamacare plan. And medicaid and insurance help pay for the weed for those with low income.

 

[pmoseman]

We should put shag carpeting and bean bags into elevators and make them go extra slow.

 

['medicine cabinet']

Hah maryland is just heroin. Way to go!