TURNS OUT NEW MEXICO IS A PRETTY SOBER STATE. THAT’S THE CONCLUSION OF A NEW REPORT FROM THE WEBSITE 24-7 WALL STREET. IT SAYS NEW MEXICO IS THE SIXTH MOST SOBER STATE. THE REPORT SAYS 13.8 PERCENT OF ADULTS HERE BINGE DRINK OR DRINK HEAVILY.
THE NATIONAL RATE IS 18 PERCENT. OF THE METRO AREAS IN NEW MEXICO, SANTA FE RESIDENTS REPORT THE HIGHEST EXCESSIVE DRINKING RATE. AND 24-7 WALL STREET SAYS THERE IS A LINK BETWEEN A HIGH POVERTY RATE AND A LOWER DRINKING RATE.
TENNESSEE IS THE MOST SOBER STATE WHILE NORTH DAKOTA IS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.
