Whether it be Portland's thriving craft beer scene or something else, drinking is going strong in Oregon. I guess there's nothing better than staying indoors on a rainy day and cracking open a drink. Despite having a fairly high quality of life, the people of Oregon have a high percentage of adults with fair or poor health. Are you saying I don't need to lose my gut to be happy?
Here's an interesting fact. There are more ghost towns in Colorado than anywhere else in the United States. That only sounds creepy when discussed in the same paragraph as driving-death statistics, which are at 32.8%. They were just ghost towns in your head before. Now they are haunted ghost towns.
Statistics :
Adults drinking excessively: 18.8% - Alcohol-related driving deaths: 32.8% (19th highest) - Adults in fair or poor health: 18.3% (13th highest) - Drunkest metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA