Arkansas County – AR: Arkansas has third-biggest drug problem, study finds

Arkansas County – AR: Arkansas has third-biggest drug problem, study finds
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Arkansas County – AR issued the following announcement on May 6.

A new study has found Arkansas to have the third-largest drug problem in the U.S.

With the number of annual drug overdose deaths in the U.S. reaching over 100,000, the personal-finance website WalletHub wanted to research which states have the worst problem and looked at 21 key metrics including arrest and overdose rates, as well as opioid prescriptions and employee drug testing laws. #ARcounties

Original source can be found  here.

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Source:  Arkansas County – AR



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