Drug Of Choice…
We bet you didn’t know that prescription drugs are second behind marijuana, when it comes to illicit drug use.
39. Jersey City, NJ
While Jersey City might be known as an up and coming place to live, the drug and crime rate in this area remains shockingly high.
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In 2012, there were 1,127 reported cases of heroin abuse and the following year, a 15-year-old boy was caught trying to distribute 59 bags of the illegal substance!
38. Española, NM
Española, New Mexico, is a small city with an estimated population of only 10,495 people. In spite of this, the city has one of the highest drug overdose rates in the entire country.
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In this region of New Mexico, around 42.5 per 100,000 people die from an overdose each year.
37. Cook County, IL
Similarly to Española, Cook County has a large number of Mexican immigrants which makes it easy for Mexican drug cartels to distribute their product. Methamphetamines and heroin are prevalent in this area.
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