The report detailed the change in drug overdose deaths by state and calculated the increase in drug related deaths from 2014 to 2015. The data includes heroin and synthetic opioid-related deaths, excluding methadone.
Here are the 15 states with the highest percentage increase year-over-year:
1. North Dakota: 36.5 percent
2. Massachusetts: 35.3 percent
3. District of Columbia: 31 percent
4. New Hampshire: 30.9 percent
5. Maine: 26.2 percent
6. Connecticut: 25.6 percent
7. Florida: 22.7 percent
8. Ohio: 21.5 percent
9. Kentucky: 21.1 percent
10. Rhode Island: 20.5 percent
11. New York: 20.4 percent
12. Maryland: 20.1 percent
13. Pennsylvania: 20.1 percent
14. Vermont: 20.1 percent
15. Iowa: 17 percent
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