A new poll was put out by Gallop-Healthways to survey people from every U.S. state about how often they used drugs or medication to affect their mood or help them relax. The definition of drug was left up to the respondents, but could include prescription drugs, recreational drugs, alcohol or nicotine.
Here is the full list of states ranked by the percent of people who reported using drugs to relax almost every day.
1. West Virginia: 28.1 percent
2. Rhode Island: 25.9 percent
3. Kentucky: 24.5 percent
4. Alabama: 24.2 percent
5. Louisiana: 22.9 percent
6. South Carolina: 22.8 percent
7. Mississippi: 22.3 percent
8. Missouri: 22.2 percent
9. Indiana: 22.1 percent
10. Oregon: 21.9 percent
11. Pennsylvania: 21.6 percent
12. Arkansas: 21.6 percent
13. Oklahoma: 21.5 percent
14. Michigan: 21.5 percent
15. Tennessee: 21.5 percent
16. Ohio: 21.3 percent
17. Vermont: 20.1 percent
18. Wisconsin: 20 percent
19. Florida: 19.6 percent
20. Massachusetts: 19.5 percent
21. Iowa: 19.4 percent
22. North Carolina: 19.1 percent
23. Nevada: 19.1 percent
24. Idaho: 19 percent
25. Georgia: 18.7 percent
26. New Mexico: 18.4 percent
27. Kansas: 18.4 percent
28. Delaware: 18.4 percent
29. Nebraska: 18.3 percent
30. Connecticut: 18.2 percent
31. Maine: 18.1 percent
32. New Hampshire: 18.1 percent
33. Montana: 17.7 percent
34. Virginia: 17.7 percent
35. Arizona: 17.6 percent
36. Washington: 17.6 percent
37. Minnesota: 17.5 percent
38. South Dakota: 17.4 percent
39. New York: 17.4 percent
40. Hawaii: 17.3 percent
41. Maryland: 17.3 percent
42. Utah: 16.8 percent
43. Colorado: 16.7 percent
44. Texas: 16.7 percent
45. New Jersey: 16.5 percent
46. North Dakota: 16.4 percent
47. Illinois: 16 percent
48. California: 15.8 percent
49. Wyoming: 15.5 percent
50. Alaska: 13.5 percent
