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  "slug": "drug-use-by-state-ranking",
  "title": "Drug Problems, Ranked",
  "metric": "Drug problem composite ranking (1 = biggest problem)",
  "unit": "rank of 51 jurisdictions",
  "year": "2026",
  "source": {
    "name": "WalletHub",
    "url": "https://wallethub.com/edu/drug-use-by-state/35150"
  },
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    "IA": 47,
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    "OR": 18,
    "PA": 36,
    "RI": 21,
    "SC": 19,
    "SD": 34,
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    "TX": 28,
    "UT": 51,
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  }
}