D.C. Adults Top Alcohol Abusers in Country

[The Northerner]

Also frequent marijuana, cocaine users

A new report says that adults in Washington D.C. abuse alcohol more than anyone else in the country.

According to a new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 8.1 percent of adults age 26 or older in D.C. are alcohol dependent. Looking at a long-term sampling, alcohol abuse rate is on the rise for the District, according to the survey.

The Washington Examiner first reported the story, noting that alcohol abuse has been a chronic issue in the District, affecting residents from the city's streets to former First Lady Betty Ford in the White House.

D.C. was also among the 10 states where residents most frequently reported smoking marijuana within the last month. Alaskan residents inhale the most, according to the survey, with 11.5 percent of residents saying the lit up with four weeks of the survey.

Read more: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-DC-Adults-Top-Alcohol-Abusers-in-Country-126507408.html?dr

[LiberalLoner]

1. This is sad. I really think that alcohol abuse goes hand-in-hand with poverty and

hopelessness. Just one of the many ways the poor pay for our maltreatment of them as a nation. :(

[DJ13]

2. I think this guy skewed the survey result all by himself

[RZM]

3. Don't think he was counted

I believe his legal residence is in Westchester, OH. I don't doubt that the army of lobbyists and staffers have padded these stats though. And no doubt Johnnie B has dropped a dolla or two in local taverns over the years :)