STATES WITH THE HIGHEST RATE OF OPIOD DEATHS

According to data collected by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 22,598 Americans died from prescription opoid overdoses in 2015. Per 100,000 residents these states have the highest rate of death. (1) WEST VIRGINIA 28.9 (2) NEW HAMPSHIRE 28.0 (3) RHODE ISLAND 19.8 (4) MASSACHUSETTS 17.0 (5) OHIO 16.4 (6) MAINE 16.3 (7) KENTUCKY 15.3 (8) UTAH 15.1 (9) TENNESSEE 13.1 (10) MARYLAND 12.2