The Price of Illicit Drugs: 1981 through the - The White House
The Price of Illicit Drugs: 1981 through the - The White House
The Price of Illicit Drugs: 1981 through the - The White House
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Figure 1: Estimated Cocaine <strong>Price</strong> Per Pure Gram at Four Purchase Levels<br />
<strong>Price</strong> Per Pure Gram in 2000 Dollars<br />
$500<br />
$450<br />
$400<br />
$350<br />
$300<br />
$250<br />
$200<br />
$150<br />
$100<br />
$50<br />
$0<br />
<strong>1981</strong><br />
1982<br />
1983<br />
1984<br />
1985<br />
1986<br />
1987<br />
1988<br />
1989<br />
1990<br />
1991<br />
1992<br />
1993<br />
1994<br />
1995<br />
1996<br />
1997<br />
1998<br />
1999<br />
2000<br />
Graphic<br />
line<br />
Street Purchasers STRIDE data set<br />
Graphed mean<br />
(pure grams) Purity Amount (pure grams)<br />
Small User < 1 65% 0.35<br />
Large User 1 to 10 62% 4.4<br />
Mid-level distributor 10 to 100 70% 30<br />
Wholesale distributor > 100 82% 417<br />
CALENDAR YEAR QUARTER<br />
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