Susbtance Abuse in the U.S. - New Report Provides Snapshot of Substance Use Within 15 Largest U.S Metropolitan Areas

Susbtance Abuse the U.S. - New Report Provides Snapshot of Substance Use Within 15 Largest U.S Metropolitan Areas: "The two U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest rates of past month illicit drug use are San Francisco (12.7 percent) and Detroit (9.5 percent) while the national average was 8.1 percent, says a new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Chicago (25.7 percent) and Houston (25.6 percent) had higher rates of binge drinking than the national average (22.7 percent), and Detroit was the only metropolitan statistical area with a past month cigarette use rate that was higher than the national average (25.3 percent). "