North Dakota places near the bottom for states with highest overall drug use but near the top for drug arrests per capita

(Fargo, ND) -- North Dakota is being lauded as a state with one of the lowest problems for drug use according to a national study.

The claim is according to WalletHub, who ranks places North Dakota 42nd overall for states with the highest drug use. Metrics used for the study place state in the bottom five for multiple categories; including the percentage of teenagers who were offered, sold, or given illegal drugs on school property, the percentage of adults who use drugs, and opioid deaths per capita. Despite this, the state places 4th overall for the most drug arrests per capita.

The state also is the second lowest when it comes to the number of substance abuse treatment facilities per 100,000 people using illicit drugs (ages 12+). You can learn more about the full report released by WalletHub by clicking here.