The personal-finance website WalletHub recently released its report on the States with the Biggest Drug Problems in 2018 to highlight the areas that stand to be most affected.
Tennessee was among the top 20 states, coming in at number 14.
This study compares the 50 states and the District in terms of 20 key metrics, ranging from arrest and overdose rates to opioid prescriptions and meth-lab incidents per capita. You can find some highlights below.
States with the Biggest Drug Problems:
1 District of Columbia
2 Missouri
3 New Hampshire
4 Michigan
5 West Virginia
6 New Mexico
7 Indiana
8 Rhode Island
9 Kentucky
10 Pennsylvania
11 Massachusetts
12 Colorado
13 Wyoming
14 Tennessee
15 Oregon
16 Delaware
17 Alaska
18 Maine
19 Arkansas
20 Maryland
To view the full report and learn about drug abuse in your state, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/drug-use-by-state/35150/