10 States With The Highest Opioid Abuse Rates

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#3 Rhode Island

  • Population: 1,056,298
  • 2015 deaths from opioid overdose: 254
  • Opioid death rate per 1,000,000 people: 240.5

Rhode Island, the smallest state in the United States, also has the distinction of being the state with the third most opioid abuse rate.

Image: The city of Central Falls, Rhode Island

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