A recent survey posted by 24/7 Wall St. named Lansing-East Lansing as the drunkest city in the nation.

The survey conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse, showed that almost 3 in 5 college students between 18 and 22 years old drink alcohol on a monthly basis. In our local area of Lansing and East Lansing, home to MSU which is the largest school in Michigan and the ninth in the country, it also showed 14.2% of the residents are enrolled in college.

They estimate that 21.9% of adults in that area drink excessively making it the "drunkest city in Michigan." That was compared against the state which showed up at 20%.

Excessive drinking patterns vary considerably by region. The states with the lowest excessive drinking rates are concentrated in the South, while most of the states with the highest excessive drinking rates are in the Midwest.

Facts Provided About Michigan:

> Drunkest city: Lansing-East Lansing, MI

> Adults binge or heavy drinking: 21.9% (top 10%)

> State adults binge or heavy drinking: 20.0% (10th highest)

> Alcohol related driving deaths: 27.8%

Links provided here for the full list of the Drunkest City in Every State.