See where Ohio ranks in new data study comparing drug use rates of every U.S. state

A new data study is shedding some light onto how Ohio compares to the rest of the country in terms of drug use.

The study, which was created by “Addiction Treatment Magazine,” used data from the CDC to rank each state in terms of its drug use. According to the list, Ohio has the 20th highest occurrence of drug use in the country.

The study analyzed a number of factors, including the percentage of each state’s population that has tried marijuana, cocaine, meth, alcohol and heroin in the past year, in addition to all drug deaths per 100,000 and opioid-specific deaths. It also considered drivers involved in fatal crashes per 100,000 drivers and people killed in DUI (driving under the influence) accidents per 100,000 residents.   

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According to the data, Ohio had the 23rd highest percentage of marijuana use among residents in the past year (10.6 percent), the state was also tied for the 31st highest rate of cocaine use (1.88 percent), and was tied with West Virginia and Colorado for the 14th-highest percentage of heroin use (0.38 percent). Ohio ranked 22nd for meth use (0.9 percent) and 27th for alcohol use (55.46 percent).

According to the study, West Virginia had the country’s highest rates of drug use overall, followed by Montana and Oregon.

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