Trust For America's Health

New Jersey recorded an increase in the number of deaths caused by alcohol and drugs, but the number of suicides dropped significantly compared to the year prior, according to a report from Trust for America's Health.

New Jersey improved by one tier since last year's report.

For the first time, the annual report recorded adult obesity rates above 35% in nine states. As recently as 2012, that mark wasn't hit by any state.

According to a new report, all states have made progress in preparedness since the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Thirteen states are more prepared for the worst-case scenario, a report finds.

Adult obesity rates now exceed 35 percent in five states.

New Jersey is graded on its ability to handle a public health emergency.

Americans are getting fatter. Over the next 20 years, nine states could see their obesity-related health care costs climb more than twenty-percent.