When talking about drug abuse and drug-related death, most conversations do not include alcohol in the statistics. In fact, alcohol is the 3rd leading preventable cause of death in the U.S., with an estimated 88,000 people (62,000 men and 26,000 women) dying from alcohol-related causes every year.
facility show just how significant – and different – state level use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs can be. Using CDC data from 2013-2017, the facility looked at per capita death rates from drugs and alcohol, tracking the percentage change from both causes for each year as well as the overall death rate.
What became most obvious from the assessment is that different states struggle with alcohol abuse than traditionally struggle with drug abuse. And in some cases, states are unfortunately battling both in tandem. are northern and eastern states like West Virginia, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Ohio, it’s western states that have the biggest problems with alcohol.
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