Tag: alcohol
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Which States Need Rehab the Most?
Where do people go to rehab the most? Not where you might expect! The Midwest has many states with a high incidence of rehab admissions. Data comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Note that this data only includes admissions to a rehab facility, and that…
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These Are The Drunkest States in America
Data from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse provides insights into which states drink the most. To nobody’s surprise, Nevada — home one of the meccas of alcohol consumption, Las Vegas — is the top consumer of alcohol based on sales. Utah, home of many Mormons who abstain from alcohol, drinks…