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EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRENDS IN DRUG ABUSE—Newark PMSA
Exhibit 7. Illicit Drug Prices for Newark City: July 2004–December 2004
Drug
Price in Dollars ($)
Wholesale Midlevel Retail
Powdered Cocaine $15,000–$34,000 per kilogram $600–$1,800 per ounce $9–$100 per gram
Crack Cocaine $20,000–$35,000 per kilogram $644–$2,000 per ounce
$20–$100 per gram
$150–$200 per 1/8 ounce
Heroin $52,000–$120,000 per kilogram $1,600–$3,360 per ounce $25–$320 per gram
Marijuana
$500–$1,700 per pound boogie
$3,500–$6,500 per pound HY 1
$6,000–$7,000 per pound purple
haze
$50–$600 per ounce
$100–$400 per ounce HY
$400–$1,100 per 1/4 pound
$250–$,750 per 1/4 pound HY
$400–$2,000 per 1/2 pound
$500–$2,500 per 1/2 pound HY
$2–$5 per joint
$5–$20 per blunt
$5–$30 per bag
$10–$30 per bag HY
$20–$50 per gram
$20–$180 per gram
$9–$180 per gram crystal
Methamphetamine
$8,000–$20,000 per pound
$15,000–$25,000 per kilogram
$800–$1,500 per ounce
methamphetamine
$140–$300 per 1/8 ounce
$400–$1,200 per 1/2
ounce
MDMA 7-12 per tablet NA 20-30 per tablet
1 HY=Hydroponic.
SOURCE: Narcotics Digest Weekly (Dec 28, 2004), National Drug Intelligence Center
Exhibit 8. Number of Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary Treatment Admissions for Stimulants in Newark City,
Newark PMSA, and New Jersey: January–December 2003
Substance State PMSA City
Ecstasy 184 65 12
Methamphetamine 136 47 10
Other Amphetamine 234 21 3
Total Stimulants 554 133 25
SOURCE: ADADS, NJSAMS, Division of Addiction Services, NJ Department of Human Services
Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, Vol. II, January 2005 153