NCJ Number
203869
Date Published
May 2002
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This report presents a brief update to the status and outlook of the drug threat to Indiana.
Abstract
The report is divided into seven sections; the first provides an overview of the drug threat to Indiana followed by five sections on the most significant drug threats to the State: heroin, cocaine, marijuana, other dangerous drugs, and methamphetamine. The remaining section provides predictions on the future outlook of the drug threat to Indiana. Cocaine poses the most significant drug threat to Indiana. Cocaine-related treatment admissions increased from 3,072 in 1998 to 5,924 in 1999, and then decreased to 3,474 in 2000. Information is offered on its price, transportation, and distribution in Indiana. Methamphetamine distribution and abuse pose the second most significant threat to Indiana, and its abuse continues to increase. Treatment admissions for amphetamine-related incidents more than doubled from 265 in 1998 to 694 in 1999. Law enforcement reports that methamphetamine-related shootings, assaults, and thefts had increased in 2001. Marijuana also remains a high threat to Indiana, with treatment admissions for marijuana increasing from 3,217 in 1998 to 4,345 in 2000. Generally, most of the marijuana available in Indiana is produced in Mexico, although local cultivation of marijuana remains strong. Heroin abuse poses a threat to the State and is most readily available in the four most populated urban areas of Indiana (Gary, Evansville, Fort Wayne, and Indianapolis). Heroin-related treatment admissions increased from 1,020 in 1998 to 1,151 in 2000. Other dangerous drugs also pose a threat to Indiana. These drugs include MDMA, GHB, LSD, and diverted pharmaceuticals, such as OxyContin and Xanax. The outlook for the Indiana drug threat indicates that cocaine will remain the number one problem for the State because of the violence associated with its distribution. Map, tables