A Call to Arms on a Vermont Heroin Epidemic

[Ghost in the Machine]

14. I'm guessing that this statement is based on a "per capita" basis, right?

"Vermont has the highest rate of illicit drug use in the country with 15% of people saying they've used within the past month..."

Considering this criteria:

How Many People Live in Vermont for 2013 and 2014

Total Population 625,741
http://suburbanstats.org/population/how-many-people-live-in-vermont

compared to the 5 Boroughs that make up New York City:

The Five Boroughs of New York City: 1: Manhattan 2: Brooklyn 3: Queens 4: The Bronx 5: Staten Island

New York's five boroughs overview

Jurisdiction Borough County Borough County 1 July 2012 Estimates square miles square km

Manhattan New York 1,619,090 23 59
The Bronx Bronx 1,408,473 42 109
Brooklyn Kings 2,565,635 71 183
Queens Queens 2,272,771 109 283
Staten Island Richmond 470,728 58 151
City of New York 8,336,697 303 786

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City#Boroughs

I say I'm guessing, but I know it's a fact. In 1981, when I lived in the 3rd smallest County Tennessee, we had 4 murders in one year due to a family feud. However, due to our size, we had a higher murder rate, *per capita*, than Metro Dade County (Miami) Florida! If memory serves correctly, Dade County had over 600 murders that year, as it was the beginning of the "Cocaine Cowboy" decade in Miami. I'm originally from Miami and was transplanted to this small town when I was 13, and moved back to Miami within a week of graduating high school on May 24th, 1981. I've been back in this small town, which is now the 4th smallest County, since 2002 and we've had a total of 3 murders since then.

Peace,

Ghost