NCJ Number
162597
Date Published
1993
Length
16 pages
Annotation
This report documents the nature and extent of the drug problem in Maryland and changes since publication of the State's last Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Plan in November 1992.
Abstract
Alcohol remains the single most abused substance by citizens of Maryland. Cocaine is the second most frequently mentioned drug among Maryland treatment admissions. Indicators do not yet identify a major new recruitment to heroin abuse. However, law enforcement intelligence shows that there are more dealers in the state who are actively trying to market heroin and that it is available from a variety of sources. A 3-percent increase in marijuana-related treatment admissions among clients under age 18 is predicted for FY 1993. There are no shortages in availability of synthetic drugs such as PCP and LSD. There are few good indicators of nonmedical use of licit pharmaceuticals. The report includes sections on Baltimore City Drug Indicators and Medical Examiner and Emergency Room Data; Drug Trafficking; Distribution Patterns of Organizations and Groups; Geographic Spread of Drugs; Impact on the Criminal Justice and Human Services Systems; Alcohol and Other Drugs Used by Maryland Motorists; and Drug Use and HIV/AIDS. Figures