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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Table 8: Estimated Annual <strong>Price</strong> per Pure Gram and Purity <strong>of</strong> Methamphetamine at Three Purchase Levels, Calendar years for <strong>1981</strong>-2000<br />
Period <strong>Price</strong> (2000$/pure gram) Purity Number <strong>of</strong> Cases<br />
Level* => 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3<br />
<strong>1981</strong> $287.33 $93.07 $37.03 41% 66% 64% 110 20 2<br />
1982 $292.66 $126.83 $70.06 43% 60% 43% 178 53 2<br />
1983 $310.72 $114.28 $65.57 43% 60% 73% 175 45 6<br />
1984 $295.43 $128.98 $78.62 38% 61% 60% 252 92 10<br />
1985 $311.53 $132.12 $63.34 36% 60% 65% 226 91 12<br />
1986 $300.84 $118.38 $58.29 40% 57% 65% 262 57 7<br />
1987 $279.19 $106.13 $52.81 43% 58% 84% 186 55 13<br />
1988 $247.75 $92.59 $37.22 46% 62% 80% 256 109 16<br />
1989 $230.04 $98.34 $32.91 38% 63% 84% 186 71 8<br />
1990 $251.14 $115.41 $43.92 23% 39% 42% 193 42 8<br />
1991 $222.84 $161.87 $157.39 19% 49% 68% 158 55 15<br />
1992 $244.46 $103.36 $40.42 32% 57% 72% 176 82 29<br />
1993 $220.04 $84.93 $40.83 40% 63% 73% 175 85 23<br />
1994 $203.18 $72.06 $33.32 54% 76% 87% 194 166 76<br />
1995 $200.90 $85.89 $34.37 41% 59% 73% 326 230 62<br />
1996 $197.94 $91.64 $41.84 32% 51% 62% 283 215 66<br />
1997 $185.11 $70.62 $27.74 41% 54% 66% 437 438 102<br />
1998 $166.29 $75.24 $29.91 21% 28% 29% 749 378 52<br />
1999 $156.66 $69.51 $27.19 23% 26% 36% 639 481 58<br />
2000 $147.36 $63.20 $29.28 24% 27% 43% 348 295 35<br />
*Street Purchasers: 1: User (less than 10 pure gram)<br />
2: Mid-level Distributor (10 to 100 pure grams)<br />
4: Wholesale Distributor (100 pure grams or more)<br />
Source: System To Retrieve Information on Drug Evidence (STRIDE) Prepared by: Abt Associates, Inc. 3/2/01<br />
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