Arkansas leads U.S. in meth use, study finds

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Sit in an Arkansas courtroom on any given day, and the results of a recent nationwide study become apparent: methamphetamine use is a continuing, still growing problem.

In fact, Arkansas leads the nation in the number of people testing positive for meth, according to a study by Millennium Health.

Methamphetamine positivity rates in the state totaled 28.7% last year, far ahead of Iowa which ranked second in the nation with 20.8%

Our northern neighbor also ranked within the top 10 states for meth. Missouri came in 9th place with 10.5% testing positive for the drug.

Rank	Cocaine	Methamphetamine	Heroin	Fentanyl
1	Maryland (14.6%)	Arkansas (28.7%)	Washington (6.3%)	Kentucky (16.2%)
2	Maine (13.8%)	Iowa (20.8%)	New Mexico (6.0%)	Ohio (13.6%)
3	Ohio (12.2%)	Washington (20.7%)	Alaska (4.9%)	Maryland (13.0%)
4	Virginia (10.7%)	Kentucky (20.3%)	Kentucky (4.0%)	Maine (10.1%)
5	North Carolina (10.0%)	Minnesota (16.5%)	Utah (3.2%)	New Hampshire (9.6%)
6	Louisiana (7.3%)	New Mexico (15.5%)	Virginia (3.1%)	Illinois (8.6%)
7	Kentucky (7.1%)	Alaska (13.5%)	Nevada (3.0%)	Virginia (8.3%)
8	Illinois (6.2%)	Montana (12.3%)	Ohio (2.7%)	Arizona (4.1%)
9	Wisconsin (5.3%)	Missouri (10.5%)	Oregon (2.6%)	New Mexico (3.4%)
10	New Mexico (5.3%)	Idaho (9.8%)	California (2.5%)	Louisiana (3.3%)