Utah had 310 deaths from prescription drugs in 2009, up by 400% since 2000.
Washington treatment for prescription drugs increased over the last decade 325 to 3,276.
King county Washington in 2008 had 153 prescription drug deaths.
Tennessee over three years 2006-2007 had 1,600 deaths from prescription drugs.
Florida in 2007 had 2,320 deaths from prescription drugs.
Kentucky in 2008 had 485 deaths from prescription drugs.
Massachusetts between 2002-2007 had 3,265 deaths from prescription drugs.
North Carolina in 2000 had 389 deaths from prescription drugs, in 2009 they had 1,103 deaths from prescription drugs.
West Virgina has had a five fold increase in deaths from prescription drugs since 1999, highest death rate in the nation.
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