New Report Provides State-by-State Analyses of Substance Abuse, Mental Illness Patterns

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New report provides state-by-state analyses of substance abuse, mental illness patterns
A new report providing state-by-state analyses of substance abuse and mental illness patterns reveals that despite wide variations among the states in the types and levels of behavioral health problems they experience — every state suffers from these problems. For example, among those aged 12 and older, Iowa had less than one third the current illicit drug use rate of Rhode Island (4.1 percent …

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