Odds-n-Ends . Volume 11 | Issue 15

Drug and Alcohol Use by State

Highs and Lows
Among Americans ages 12 and older in the past month:

Binge Drinking
29.8% North Dakota
14.1% Utah

Marijuana Use
11.5% Alaska
3.6% Utah

Illegal Drug Use
13.5% Alaska
5.3% Iowa

Cigarette Use
32% Kentucky
16.4% Utah

Non-medical Use of Pain Relievers (in the past year)
8.1% Oklahoma
3.6% Iowa and Nebraska

(Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, 2008)