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| Addicted America: Analysis reveals 16 states where drug, alcohol and cigarette use is highest |
| 2023-12-18 |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
Colorado scored the highest in terms of addiction as a whole, with a fifth of its people 'excessive' drinkers and 21 percent using illicit drugs. The Mile High state - which has some of the country's most lax drug regulations - was given an addiction score of 6.95, according to the analysis of federal data. Montana and Alaska took second and third place for overall addiction, followed closely behind by Louisiana and Ohio. The report used federal data, including surveys from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) and the National Library of Medicine, to calculate the percentage of residents in each state who were affected by common addictions. The researchers also looked at the countries with the highest rates of addiction. Latvia took first place, particularly for alcoholism. Latvians consumed 12.2 liters (412 ounces) per capita. This is roughly the equivalent of 2.6 bottles of wine or 4.9 liters of beer weekly. The report, conducted by online pharmacy Universal Drugstore, gave each state and country a score out of 10. This was an average of the percentages of people addicted to vaping, smoking, drinking, or using illicit drugs. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 Smoking in public places, particularly restaurants and office buildings, was outlawed many years ago in California. Most Californians these days see tobacco as being socially unacceptable. But now it seems like everywhere I go I smell pot. Alcohol has no stigma attached to it. But then we have San Francisco and LA where fentanyl and other formerly illegal drugs are in effect now legal with devastating results. |
| Posted by: Abu Tablet 2023-12-18 12:12 |
| #8 ...for Cali just look at the last count of Donk votes cast. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-12-18 11:54 |
| #7 Unfortunately, the percentages for Ohio look accurate to me. I am suspicious of the absence of the Pacific NW, particularly California. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-12-18 11:32 |
| #6 |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-12-18 08:10 |
| #5 Wife and I hand out food and used warm clothing for those that look truly homeless. If we see a person begging with a neatly written sign smoking a cig... we just keep going. Because if they afford $7+ for Cigs they ain't hurting that bad. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-12-18 08:08 |
| #4 ^ That was me. Seems cookies getting lost is happening a lot. Pr4olly the latest Windows Insider build is to blame, not the site. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-12-18 07:23 |
| #3 In Tim Dorsey's Serge Storms novels, a convenience store chain in Florida called Addiction World figures prominently. One of their core products is a 96 oz. refillable beverage called the Thirst Mutilator... |
| Posted by: Gliting Glailet5640 2023-12-18 07:08 |
| #2 ‘Tranq Tourism’: Content Creators Blasted for Filming Drug Addicts in Philadelphia |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-12-18 06:51 |