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National Drug Intelligence Center
National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2008
December 2007
Chart 1. Commercial Pseudoephedrine Imports to Mexico, in Metric Tons, 2004-2006
Chart showing commercial pseudoephedrine imports to Mexico, in metric tons, from 2004 through 2006.
There were 226.5 metric tons of commercial pseudoephedrine imports to Mexico in 2004; 98.5 metric tons in 2005; and 43.4 metric tons in 2006.
Source: United Nations.
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Chart 2. Methamphetamine Seizures on the Southwest Border, in Kilograms, 2001-2007*
Chart showing methamphetamine seizures on the Southwest Border, in kilograms, from 2001 through 2007*.
There were 1,314.48 kilograms (kg) of methamphetamine seized on the Southwest Border in 2001; 1,201.66 kg in 2002; 1,879.75 kg in 2003; 2,421.52 kg in 2004; 2,894.32 kg in 2005; 2,880.76 kg in 2006; and 1,935.80 kg in 2007*.
Source: National Seizure System.
*Data as of November 27, 2007.
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Chart 3. Number of Reported Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures, 2002-2007*
Chart showing the number of reported methamphetamine laboratory seizures from 2002 through 2007*.
Methamphetamine laboratory seizures in the United States have decreased dramatically since 2004.
There were 9,208 reported methamphetamine laboratory seizures in 2002; 10,094 in 2003; 9,935 in 2004; 5,935 in 2005; 4,002 in 2006; and 2,107 in 2007*.
Source: National Seizure System.
*Data as of November 21, 2007.
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Chart 4. Greatest Drug Threat: Percentage of State and Local Agencies Reporting
Chart showing the greatest drug threat between methamphetamine and cocaine and crack based on the percentage reported by state and local agencies.
The percentage of law enforcement agencies reporting methamphetamine as their greatest drug threat declined yearly between 2004 and 2007; during that time the percentage of state and local law enforcement agencies reporting cocaine as their greatest drug threat increased overall.
The percentage of state and local agencies reporting methamphetamine as the greatest drug threat was 31.0 in 2002; 36.2 in 2003; 39.6 in 2004; 39.2 in 2005; 38.8 in 2006; and 35.0 in 2007.
The percentage of state and local agencies reporting cocaine and crack as the greatest drug threat was 33.1 in 2002; 37.0 in 2003; 35.6 in 2004; 35.3 in 2005; 36.5 in 2006; and 40.1 in 2007.
Source: National Drug Threat Surveys 2002 through 2007.
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Chart 5. Number of Primary Methamphetamine Treatment Admissions to Publicly Funded Treatment Facilities, 2000-2005
Chart showing the number of primary methamphetamine treatment admissions to publicly funded treatment facilities from 2000 through 2005.
Treatment admissions for methamphetamine have significantly increased since 2000, more than doubling from 67,568 in 2000 to 152,368 in 2005.
In 2000, the number of primary methamphetamine treatment admissions to publicly funded treatment facilities was 67,568; 82,113 in 2001; 105,981 in 2002; 117,259 in 2003; 129,079 in 2004; and 152,368 in 2005.
Source: Treatment Episode Data Set.
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Figure 1. The nine OCDETF regions.
U.S. map showing the nine OCDETF regions.
The Pacific OCDETF region includes Alaska, Hawaii, American
Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, and
Northern and Central California.
The West Central OCDETF region includes Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, and Southern
Illinois.
The Southwest OCDETF region includes Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and
Southern California.
The Great Lakes OCDETF region includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois,
Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky.
The Southeast OCDETF region includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama,
Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
The New England OCDETF region includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
The New York/New Jersey OCDETF region includes New York and New Jersey.
The Mid-Atlantic OCDETF region includes Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West
Virginia, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
The Florida/Caribbean OCDETF region includes Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands.
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Figure 2. The Florida/Caribbean Region.
Map of the Florida/Caribbean showing HIDTAs and U.S. Attorney Districts.
The Florida/Caribbean Region encompasses Florida and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). The HIDTAs in the Florida/Caribbean region are Central Florida, North Florida, South Florida and Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands. U.S. Attorney Districts are Florida Northern District, Florida Middle District, and Florida Southern District.
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Figure 2 (chart). Greatest Drug Threat to the Florida/Caribbean Region as Reported by State and Local Agencies
Chart showing the greatest drug threat to the Florida/Caribbean Region as reported by state and local agencies.
Methamphetamine is the second greatest drug threat to the Florida/Caribbean Region.
Cocaine = 71.5%
Heroin = 0.0%
Methamphetamine = 15.2%
Marijuana = 8.4%
Pharmaceuticals = 3.0%
Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2007.
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Figure 3. The Great Lakes Region.
Map of the Great Lakes Region showing HIDTAs and U.S. Attorney Districts.
The Great Lakes Region encompasses Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and the Northern and Central U.S. Attorneys Districts of Illinois. It includes the Chicago, Lake County, Michigan, Milwaukee, and Ohio HIDTAs and parts of the Appalachia HIDTA as well as 13 U.S. Attorneys Districts--Minnesota, Eastern and Western Wisconsin, Eastern and Western Michigan, Northern and Southern Ohio, Eastern and Western Kentucky, Northern and Southern Indiana, and Northern and Central Illinois.
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Figure 3 (chart). Greatest Drug Threat to the Great Lakes Region as Reported by State and Local Agencies
Chart showing the greatest drug threat to the Great Lakes Region as reported by state and local agencies.
Methamphetamine is the second greatest drug threat to the Great Lakes Region.
Cocaine = 44.3%
Heroin = 6.3%
Methamphetamine = 22.9%
Marijuana = 16.6%
Pharmaceuticals = 8.8%
Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2007.
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Figure 4. The Mid-Atlantic Region.
Map of the Mid-Atlantic Region showing HIDTAs and U.S. Attorney Districts.
The Mid-Atlantic Region is composed of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Within the Mid-Atlantic Region are three HIDTAs--the Washington/Baltimore HIDTA and parts of the Appalachia HIDTA and the Philadelphia/Camden HIDTA--as well as 10 U.S. Attorneys Districts--Western, Middle, and Eastern Pennsylvania, Northern and Southern West Virginia, Western and Eastern Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, and District of Columbia.
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Figure 4 (chart). Greatest Drug Threat to the Mid-Atlantic Region as Reported by State and Local Agencies.
Chart showing the greatest drug threat to the Mid-Atlantic Region as reported by state and local agencies.
Methamphetamine is a relatively low drug threat to the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Cocaine = 51.3%
Heroin = 20.5%
Methamphetamine = 6.0%
Marijuana = 17.2%
Pharmaceuticals = 4.7%
Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2007.
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Figure 5. The New England Region.
Map of the New England Region showing HIDTAs and U.S. Attorney Districts.
The New England Region is composed of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. New England is the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). The U.S. Attorney Districts are Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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Figure 5 (chart). Greatest Drug Threat to the New England Region as Reported by State and Local Agencies
Chart showing the greatest drug threat to the New England Region as reported by state and local agencies.
Methamphetamine is a relatively low drug threat to the New England Region.
Cocaine = 35.1%
Heroin = 29.0%
Methamphetamine = 1.7%
Marijuana = 23.5%
Pharmaceuticals = 10.4%
Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2007.
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Figure 6. The New York/New Jersey Region.
Map of the New York/New Jersey Region showing HIDTAs and U.S. Attorney Districts.
The New York/New Jersey Region is composed of New York and New Jersey. It contains two High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTAs): New York/New Jersey and portions of Philadelphia/Camden. The U.S. Attorney Districts are Eastern, Western, Southern, and Northern New York, and New Jersey.
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Figure 6 (chart). Greatest Drug Threat to the New York/New Jersey Region as Reported by State and Local Agencies
Chart showing the greatest drug threat to the New York/New Jersey Region as reported by state and local agencies.
Methamphetamine is a relatively low drug threat to the New York/New Jersey Region.
Cocaine = 48.8%
Heroin = 21.7%
Methamphetamine = 0.0%
Marijuana = 21.9%
Pharmaceuticals = 2.7%
Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2007.
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Figure 7. The Pacific Region.
Map of the Pacific Region showing HIDTAs and U.S. Attorney Districts.
The Pacific Region is composed of northern and central California, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington as well as the U.S. territories of American Samoa and Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It contains six High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTAs): Central Valley California, Nevada, Northern California, Northwest, Oregon, and Hawaii. The U.S. Attorney Districts are Alaska, Western and Eastern Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Northern and Eastern California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Guam/Northern Mariana.
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Figure 7 (chart). Greatest Drug Threat to the Pacific Region as Reported by State and Local Agencies
Chart showing the greatest drug threat to the Pacific Region as reported by state and local agencies.
Methamphetamine is the greatest drug threat to the Pacific Region.
Cocaine = 2.9%
Heroin = 0.0%
Methamphetamine = 94.3%
Marijuana = 2.2%
Pharmaceuticals = 0.7%
Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2007.
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Figure 8. The Southeast Region.
Map of the Southeast Region showing HIDTAs and U.S. Attorney Districts.
The Southeast Region encompasses Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. It includes three HIDTAs--Atlanta, Gulf Coast, and part of Appalachia. In addition, there are 20 U.S. Attorneys Districts--Western, Middle, and Eastern Tennessee; Western, Middle, and Eastern North Carolina; South Carolina; Northern, Middle, and Southern Georgia; Northern, Middle, and Southern Alabama; Northern and Southern Mississippi; Western, Middle, and Eastern Louisiana; and Western and Eastern Arkansas.
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Figure 8 (chart). Greatest Drug Threat to the Southeast Region as Reported by State and Local Agencies
Chart showing the greatest drug threat to the Southeast Region as reported by state and local agencies.
Methamphetamine is the second greatest drug threat to the Southeast Region.
Cocaine = 60.1%
Heroin = 0.4%
Methamphetamine = 32.2%
Marijuana = 4.1%
Pharmaceuticals = 3.0%
Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2007.
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Figure 9. The Southwest Region.
Map of the Southwest Region showing HIDTAs and U.S. Attorney Districts.
The Southwest Region encompasses Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas and Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties in Southern California. The HIDTA regions are Houston, Los Angeles, North Texas, Southwest Border-Arizona, Southwest Border-New Mexico, Southwest Border-California Border Alliance Group (CBAG), Southwest Border-South Texas, and Southwest Border-West Texas. The U.S. Attorney Districts are Central and Southern California; Arizona; New Mexico; Northern, Western, Southern, and Eastern Texas; and Western, Northern, and Eastern Oklahoma.
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Figure 9 (chart). Greatest Drug Threat to the Southwest Region as Reported by State and Local Agencies
Chart showing the greatest drug threat to the Southwest Region as reported by state and local agencies.
Methamphetamine is the greatest drug threat to the Southwest Region.
Cocaine = 21.3%
Heroin = 1.4%
Methamphetamine = 66.0%
Marijuana = 8.3%
Pharmaceuticals = 2.6%
Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2007.
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Figure 10. The West Central Region.
Map of the West Central Region showing HIDTAs and U.S. Attorney Districts.
The West Central region encompasses Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming and the U.S. Attorney District of Southern Illinois. There are two High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas: Midwest HIDTA and Rocky Mountain HIDTA. The U.S. Attorney Districts are Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Northern and Southern Iowa, Western and Eastern Missouri, and Southern Illinois.
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Figure 10 (chart). Greatest Drug Threat to the West Central Region as Reported by State and Local Agencies
Chart showing the greatest drug threat to the West Central Region as reported by state and local agencies.
Methamphetamine is the greatest drug threat to the West Central Region.
Cocaine = 20.6%
Heroin = 2.6%
Methamphetamine = 70.4%
Marijuana = 5.0%
Pharmaceuticals = 1.5%
Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2007.
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Map 1. National Drug Threat Survey 2007 greatest drug threat by OCDETF region.
U.S. map showing the greatest drug threat by region as reported by state and local agencies in the National Drug Threat Survey 2007.
In the Pacific region, 2.9% reported cocaine, 0.0% reported heroin, 94.3% reported methamphetamine, 2.2% reported marijuana, and 0.7% reported pharmaceuticals as the greatest drug threat.
In the Southwest region, 21.3% reported cocaine, 1.4% reported heroin, 66.0% reported methamphetamine, 8.3% reported marijuana, and 2.6% reported pharmaceuticals as the greatest drug threat.
In the West Central region, 20.6% reported cocaine, 2.6% reported heroin, 70.4% reported methamphetamine, 5.0% reported marijuana, and 1.5% reported pharmaceuticals as the greatest drug threat.
In the Great Lakes region, 44.3% reported cocaine, 6.3% reported heroin, 22.9% reported methamphetamine, 16.6% reported marijuana, and 8.8% reported pharmaceuticals as the greatest drug threat.
In the New England region, 35.1% reported cocaine, 29.0% reported heroin, 1.7% reported methamphetamine, 23.5% reported marijuana, and 10.4% reported pharmaceuticals as the greatest drug threat.
In the New York/New Jersey region, 48.8% reported cocaine, 21.7% reported heroin, 0.0% reported methamphetamine, 21.9% reported marijuana, and 2.7% reported pharmaceuticals as the greatest drug threat.
In the Mid-Atlantic region, 51.3% reported cocaine, 20.5% reported heroin, 6.0% reported methamphetamine, 17.2% reported marijuana, and 4.7% reported pharmaceuticals as the greatest drug threat.
In the Southeast region, 60.1% reported cocaine, 0.4% reported heroin, 32.2% reported methamphetamine, 4.1% reported marijuana, and 3.0% reported pharmaceuticals as the greatest drug threat.
In the Florida/Caribbean region, 71.5% reported cocaine, 0.0% reported heroin, 15.2% reported methamphetamine, 8.4% reported marijuana, and 3.0% reported pharmaceuticals as the greatest drug threat.
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