Washington Listed in the Top 20 States with Biggest Drug Problems

Washington State was listed in the Top 20 states with biggest drug problem in America.

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How bad do you think the drug problem is here in the United States?

Sure, some states may have it worse but there are many who would think that Washington would be very high on the list with biggest drug problems when compared to all of the other states in the United States of America.

However, Yes, Washington ranks in the top 10, it doesn't even crack the top 10 states with biggest drug problems in America.

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Financial website Wallet Hub look at a variety of factors inlcuding drug use and addiction, law enforcement, and drug health issues and rehab ranking to find where each state lands on this list.

Washington comes in at number 16 when compared to the other states.

Not great, but still not in the top 10 so that's a bonus.

Here are the top 10 states with the worst drug problems:

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A few other stats about some of the other states on this list.

Arkansas came in 1st for highest opioid pain relief prescriptions per 100 people.
West Virginia has the most O.D.s per 100,000 people.
New Mexico has the highest number of teens using illegal drugs.
Vermont has the highest shares of adults who use illegal drugs.

To look at the opposite end of the spectrum, Utah is listed as the state with the lowest amount of drug problems, followed by Florida and Minnesota.

Though Washington was pretty high on this list at #16, here's hoping we can get further down the list when this study comes out for next year.