For specific drugs, Tennessee had the lowest rate, 7.7 percent.6
percent.

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Jesse Brown, Executive Director of NAAAPI added, "13,323 people have
been arrested for DUI last year which represented a 13% increase over the
11,755 arrests of 2003.
New Mexico had the highest percentage of persons ages 12 or older needing
treatment for an illicit drug use problem, but not receiving it, 3.

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At the same
time, the state police have reported an all time high number of DUI's in 2004
across Pennsylvania."
Ed Cloonan, Executive Director of ISSU said, "The release of the highest
DUI arrest rates ever by the state police calls for the Pennsylvania Liquor
Control Board to stop their non-stop pushing of Pennsylvania's number one drug
of use and abuse - alcohol.
Kentucky had the highest rate of past month tobacco use among persons ages
12 or older, 39.8 percent.

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Record PLCB Sales - Record PA DUI Arrests

Alcoholism is a problem, both genetic and learned, both physical and psychological, that adversely affects both the mind and body of the alcoholic - and those that care about them.

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HARRISBURG, Pa." SAMHSA combined two years of data
from the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health to enhance the
precision of estimates for the less populous states. Other states with high past month use of any illicit drug include
Colorado, Montana , Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Vermont and the District of Columbia.9 percent.4. This compares with Kansas and Iowa, which had the lowest rate of
dependence or abuse , 2.4 percent, for
marijuana use among those ages 12 and older in the past year, while Alaska had
the highest rate, 16.

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The highest rate of past year cocaine use among persons ages 12 or older
was found in Colorado, 3.

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Jesse Brown, National Association of African Americans for Positive
Imagery, 215-680-3790
Ed Cloonan, ISSU, 717-234-2568

"To help continue to build on the gains we
have made, SAMHSA announced last year a total of $230 million over five years
to implement its Strategic Prevention Framework in 19 States and two
territories to advance community -based programs for substance abuse
prevention, mental health promotion and mental illness prevention . Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island also had high rates of binge drinking.

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All Pennsylvanians, whether they drink or not, pay the price of
record DUI increases. The LCB policy of hawking alcohol at every
opportunity in every venue causes harmful consequences to every community in
Pennsylvania.

SAMHSA Unveils State Substance Abuse Data from 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health; Massachusetts Has High Rates of Binge Drinking

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North Dakota had the highest rate,
31.
Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, and South Dakota all ranked in the top fifth of
states for all three age groups for needing but not receiving treatment for an
alcohol problem.9 percent.

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human
Services.

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"
Penny Staver, Executive Director of A United Methodist Witness in
Pennsylvania said, "In March of 2005, in State College, it was reported that
there has been a 224% increase in DUI citations at Penn State from 2001 to
2003.5 percent.samhsa.

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At the
same time, record DUI increases of 13% have been reported by the state police
in 2004. One
hundred PLCB news releases during 2004 extolled the record increases of
sales of liquor and wine in Pennsylvania which have proved to have harmful
consequences for all Pennsylvanians."

For Further Information:
Rebecca Shaver, MADD, 717-657-3911
Stephen Erni, PA DUI Association, 717-238-4354
Penny Staver, A United Methodist Witness in Pennsylvania, 717-236-6363
Rev. WASHINGTON , Utah has the lowest rate of past month
use of illicit drugs in the nation, as well as the lowest rate for binge
drinking, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA ) revealed today. The report estimates
state rates of use of illegal drugs, binge drinking, serious mental illness
and tobacco use. The District of Columbia
had the highest rate of past year illicit drug dependence or abuse, 4. The
national current use rate for marijuana was 6.2 percent.

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"State-by-state data is a powerful tool for policymakers at the federal,
state and local levels to identify needs and target prevention and treatment
resources.
The report estimates that Tennessee has the lowest rate of past year
dependence on or abuse of alcohol, 6.2 percent. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability,
capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention,
addictions, treatment and mental health service delivery system.

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The increase was
7 million, 500 thousand (7,500,000) bottles of liquor and wine.
The data are from "State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2002-2003
National Surveys on Drug Use and Health.3
percent in Utah to a high of 12. Utah had the lowest rate, 19.

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"
Stephen Erni, Executive Director of the PA DUI Association added, "Every
county in Pennsylvania for the first time in its history has shown an increase
of liquor and wine sales as reported by the PLCB in 2004. While we as a nation are making overall progress in reducing
illicit drug use among youth, it is clear from the findings that illicit drug,
alcohol and tobacco use vary substantially among states and regions," SAMHSA
Administrator Charles Curie said.
The report is available on the web at http://www.

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Rebecca Shaver, Executive Director of MADD said, "The PLCB has changed the
alcohol environment in Pennsylvania with increased availability, advertising,
promotion and record liquor and wine sales increases of 7.gov .

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0 percent of the population ages 12
and older, while New Hampshire had the highest rate, 10.

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Utah had the lowest rate in the nation for binge alcohol use in the past
month among all persons ages 12 or older, 15.5 percent. The lowest rate was found in Idaho, 1.

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Rhode Island had the highest rate of serious mental illness among persons
ages 18 or older, 11 percent, while Hawaii had the lowest rate in the nation
at 7.

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"
Rev.8 percent in North Dakota. For current use -- use in the
past month -- Utah had the lowest rate, 4.

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5% in 2004. This compares to the national rate of 10.8
percent for marijuana use in the past year.

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State store sales climbed three bottles per student in State College in
2003 with the introduction of Sunday state store sales."
Estimates of past month use of any illicit drug ranged from a low of 6. The highest rate of alcohol
dependence or abuse is 10. Arizona and Colorado were the only two states that ranked in the top
fifth for all three age groups, 12-17, 18 to 25 and 26 or older.

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, The following was released today
by the Independent State Store Union:
Five representatives of organizations dealing with alcohol policy in
Pennsylvania agreed today that the highest sales increase of liquor and wine
in Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board history in 2004 had a direct impact on
the newly released 2004 DUI arrest rate increases by the state police. The Pennsylvania State Police announced the 2004
statistics as the highest number of DUI arrests in Pennsylvania history. More
awards are expected this year.0 percent in Alaska for all persons ages 12
and older.

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Alaska has the highest rate of illegal drug use,
while North Dakota has the highest rate for binging on alcohol.0 percent.0
percent.2 percent.7 percent.

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Young people
increasingly are moving from beer to hard liquor which only exacerbates the
problem of underage drinking and the increase of DUI as reported by the
Pennsylvania State Police.

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Binge alcohol use is
defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least one
day in the 30 days prior to the survey.oas.