Opiods Prescribing rates per 100 people, by state and drug type (2012)
Prescribing rates per 100 people, by state and drug type (2012)
- Above the national average
- Same as the national average
- Below the national average
| State |
Opioid pain relievers |
Long-acting/extended-release opioid pain relievers |
High-dose opioid pain relievers |
Benzodiazepines |
| United States |
82.5 |
10.3 |
4.2 |
37.6 |
| Alabama |
142.9 |
12.4 |
6.8 |
61.9 |
| Alaska |
65.1 |
10.7 |
4.2 |
24.0 |
| Arizona |
82.4 |
14.5 |
5.5 |
34.3 |
| Arkansas |
115.8 |
9.6 |
4.1 |
50.8 |
| California |
57.0 |
5.8 |
3.0 |
25.4 |
| Colorado |
71.2 |
11.8 |
4.1 |
28.0 |
| Connecticut |
72.4 |
14.1 |
5.4 |
46.2 |
| Delaware |
90.8 |
21.7 |
8.8 |
41.5 |
| District of Columbia |
85.7 |
13.7 |
5.7 |
38.4 |
| Florida |
72.7 |
11.3 |
6.6 |
46.9 |
| Georgia |
90.7 |
8.6 |
4.1 |
37.0 |
| Hawaii |
52.0 |
8.8 |
3.9 |
19.3 |
| Idaho |
85.6 |
10.3 |
3.9 |
29.1 |
| Illinois |
67.9 |
5.2 |
2.0 |
34.2 |
| Indiana |
109.1 |
10.7 |
4.9 |
42.9 |
| Iowa |
72.8 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
37.3 |
| Kansas |
93.8 |
10.3 |
4.0 |
38.9 |
| Kentucky |
128.4 |
11.6 |
5.0 |
57.4 |
| Louisiana |
118.0 |
7.8 |
3.6 |
51.5 |
| Maine |
85.1 |
21.8 |
5.6 |
40.7 |
| Maryland |
74.3 |
16.0 |
5.0 |
29.9 |
| Massachusetts |
70.8 |
14.9 |
3.5 |
48.8 |
| Michigan |
107.0 |
9.1 |
4.5 |
45.5 |
| Minnesota |
61.6 |
10.2 |
2.2 |
24.9 |
| Mississippi |
120.3 |
7.2 |
2.9 |
46.2 |
| Missouri |
94.8 |
9.5 |
3.5 |
42.6 |
| Montana |
82.0 |
14.0 |
4.4 |
33.7 |
| Nebraska |
79.4 |
7.8 |
2.3 |
35.0 |
| Nevada |
94.1 |
14.8 |
8.2 |
37.5 |
| New Hampshire |
71.7 |
19.6 |
6.1 |
41.2 |
| New Jersey |
62.9 |
11.3 |
5.8 |
36.5 |
| New Mexico |
73.8 |
12.7 |
3.8 |
31.5 |
| New York |
59.5 |
9.5 |
4.3 |
27.3 |
| North Carolina |
96.6 |
13.7 |
4.3 |
45.3 |
| North Dakota |
74.7 |
10.5 |
2.3 |
31.1 |
| Ohio |
100.1 |
11.2 |
4.2 |
41.3 |
| Oklahoma |
127.8 |
12.8 |
6.0 |
44.5 |
| Oregon |
89.2 |
18.8 |
5.2 |
31.4 |
| Pennsylvania |
88.2 |
14.9 |
5.4 |
46.1 |
| Rhode Island |
89.6 |
14.0 |
5.2 |
60.2 |
| South Carolina |
101.8 |
11.0 |
3.9 |
52.6 |
| South Dakota |
66.5 |
9.0 |
2.5 |
28.0 |
| Tennessee |
142.8 |
18.2 |
8.7 |
61.4 |
| Texas |
74.3 |
4.2 |
1.9 |
29.8 |
| Utah |
85.8 |
12.1 |
5.3 |
35.9 |
| Vermont |
67.4 |
13.9 |
4.7 |
35.5 |
| Virginia |
77.5 |
9.9 |
3.8 |
36.4 |
| Washington |
77.3 |
14.6 |
4.1 |
27.1 |
| West Virginia |
137.6 |
15.7 |
6.2 |
71.9 |
| Wisconsin |
76.1 |
13.1 |
3.9 |
33.4 |
| Wyoming |
69.6 |
8.0 |
2.7 |
24.1 |
