So, I got to wondering? Our drug problems here are a big deal, on
Fakes News. But, that doesn't tell you how we stack up, across the whole nation. I've posted about the governor's study, that says we need more treatment beds for drug rehabilitation. No surprise there.
Here's how we stack up against other states.
"Kentucky is the state with the most substance use treatment beds per
100,000 people, according to recent data published Feb. 2 by KFF.
Here are the states ranked by the number of substance use treatment beds
by population:
1. Kentucky: 78
2. South Dakota: 71
3. Utah: 70
4. Wyoming: 66
5. Minnesota: 59
6. Pennsylvania: 58
T-7. Alaska: 56
T-7. Maryland: 56
T-7. Massachusetts: 56
10. New York: 49
11. Louisiana: 47
12. Arizona: 45
T-13: Ohio: 44
T-13. Missouri: 44
15. West Virginia: 41
16. New Jersey: 39
17. Nebraska: 38
18. Florida: 36
19. Connecticut: 35
T-20. California: 34
T-20. Iowa: 34
T-22. Michigan: 33
T-22. Rhode Island: 33
T-22. Tennessee: 33
T-25. Alabama: 32
T-25. New Mexico: 32
T-25. Oregon: 32
T-29. Indiana: 31
T-29. Nevada: 31
T-30. Colorado: 29
T-30. Delaware: 29
T-30. Oklahoma: 29
T-33. Kansas: 28
T-33. North Carolina: 28
T-35. Montana: 26
T-35. North Dakota: 26
37. Maine: 24
38. Missouri: 21
T-39. Georgia: 20
T-39. Washington: 20
41. Illinois: 19
T-42. Arkansas: 18
T-42. New Hampshire: 18
44. Texas: 17
45. Wisconsin: 16
46. South Carolina: 15
47. Virginia: 14
48. Idaho: 12
49. Hawaii: 11
50. Vermont: 8
https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-addiction- treatment/states-ranked-by-substance-use-treatment-beds-by-
population.html
I assume Texas doesn't need as many treatment beds because they're still using "the war on drugs", crime and punishment model. That works
just great--for the politicians. Spend a lot of money, and create a lot
of headlines, while the situation just gets worse.
I'm not surprised that our state government is moving slowly. It
was designed to move slowly. But, at least they're headed in the right direction.
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