RI State with Highest Drug Use in Country According to Study

A study posted in a blog on the NY Times website placed R.I. first as the state with the highest incidence of use of illicit drugs. Illicit drugs, according to the post, include “marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically.” R.I.'s rate of use of illicit drugs besides marijuana was also among the top two highest in the country. This is obviously not the type of distinction the state seeks.