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EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRENDS IN DRUG ABUSE—Phoenix and Arizona
Exhibit 10. Drug Prices in Phoenix and Tucson: FYs 2001 vs. 2004
Drug
Marijuana
2001 2004
Phoenix Tucson Phoenix Tucson
Grams $10–$25 $5–$10
Ounce $75–$150 $65–$105 $75–$150 $65–$105
Pound $500–$750 $400–$600 $500–$750 $400–$600
Methamphetamine
1/8 ounce $150 (ice)
$120–$150
$120–$220
1/2 teener N/A N/A $40 $80–$135
1/4 ounce $125 $275 $250 (ice) $120–$300
Ounce $300–$600 $500–$900 $500–$600 Not reported
Pound $3,500–$12,000 $3,800–$6,000 $5,000–$8,600 $7,000–$7,500
(higher price for ice) $13,000 (ice)
(ice)
Cocaine
Rock—1/3 gram crack N/A N/A $20 $20
Eightball $100–$140 $80–$130 $80–$100 $80–$130
Ounce $500–$800 $500–$650 $450–$650 $500–$650
Ounce crack N/A N/A $540–$600 $550–$700
Kilogram $15,000–$17,000 $15,000–$18,000 $13,500–$15,000 $15,000–$16,000
Heroin
A "20" "bb"
(80–100 milligrams)
$20 $20–$25 $20 $20–$25
A "paper" (.25 gram) $20–$30 $20–$25 $10–$15 $20–$25
Gram $70–$100 $60–$110 $40–$47 $60–$110
Ounce ("piece," 28 grams) $1,100–$1,500 $1,075–$1,300 $750–$900 $1,075–$1,300
Kilogram $32,000–$40,000 N/A $28,000–$35,000 $43,000
Other Drugs Dosage Price
MDMA 1 tablet $20–$30
OxyContin 80-mg tablet $20–$80
Percocet 1 tablet $5
Vicodin ES 1 tablet $5
Valium 10-mg tablet $4
Lortab 10-mg tablet $5–$6
Soma 1 tablet $2–$5
SOURCES: DEA Phoenix Division Offices, U.S. Customs, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Phoenix Police Department, Maricopa
County Sheriff Department
Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, Vol. II, January 2005