A new Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration report shows that all states are confronting behavior health issues, but that the type and level of problems varies by state. The report is based on the combined 2008 and 2009 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health and provides a state-by-state breakdown along 25 different measures of substance abuse and mental health problems.
Rhode Island had the nation’s highest rate of adults experiencing serious mental illness in the past year at 7.2%, while Hawaii and South Dakota had the lowest at 3.5%. Among other findings, the report found that the perceived risk from smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day dropped in 31 states among adults aged 18 to 25.
"No state is free from the unique impact of mental and substance use disorders," said SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde. "Data like these give states the information they can use to target their prevention and treatment activities for the greatest benefit to their residents."
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