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Binge drinking among Texans far outpaces illicit drug use

By Gritsforbreakfast

This chart surprised me in a recent federal survey showing that the prevalence of illicit drug use is lower among all age categories than most other states. I was also surprised by the wide variation among states regarding illicit drug use. Vermont had the highest rate of past month illicit drug use among young adults aged 18 to 25 (31.0 percent), and Utah had the lowest rate in that age group (12.93 percent)." In Texas, the "last month" usage rate for that age group was 16.77 percent, very much on the low end of the scale.Interestingly, Texas had about the same last-month use rate for non-medical use of pain relievers as for marinuana - 11.94% among those age 18-25 had taken pain pills for non-medical reasons, compared to 12.09% among that age group who'd smoked pot...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 11, 2008 (boomark / email).