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Pulse Check: Trends in Drug Abuse April 2002 Executive Office of the President Office of National Drug Control Policy Washington, DC 20503 NCJ 193398 Entire Report in PDF format (2.85 Mb) Table of Contents Acknowledgements Highlights Introduction Special Topic: The Impact of September 11 Heroin Crack Cocaine Powder Cocaine Marijuana Methamphetamine Diverted Synthetic Opioids Ecstasy and Club Drugs Appendix Appendix 1: Methodology Appendix 2: Population Demographics in the 20 Pulse Check Sites Appendix 3: National-Level Data Sources Available in the 20 Pulse Check Sites Appendix 4: Pulse Check Sources Appendix 5: List of Discussion Areas by Source Type Exhibits Highlights Exhibit 1. How serious is the perceived drug problem in the 20 Pulse Check communities (fall 2001)? Exhibit 2. How has the perceived drug problem changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 3. What are the most serious drug problems in the 20 Pulse Check sites, by type of source? Exhibit 4. What are the most serious drug problems in the 20 Pulse Check sites, by number of sources and sites? Exhibit 5. What new problems have emerged or intensified during fall 2001? Exhibit 6. In what other crimes are illicit drug sellers involved across Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 7. How has the perceived drug problem changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Special Topic: The Impact of September 11 Exhibit 1. How have availability of and demand for illegal drugs reportedly changed across the 20 Pulse Check cities since September 11th? Heroin Exhibit 1. How available is heroin across the 20 Pulse Check cities (fall 2001)? Exhibit 2. How has overall heroin availability changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 3. Which heroin varieties have changed in availability (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 4. What are the prices and purity levels of different types of heroin in 19 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 5. How is heroin referred to, and what types of heroin predominate, in different regions of the country? Exhibit 6. How likely are heroin sellers to use their own drug? Exhibit 7. What other drugs do heroin dealers sell? Exhibit 8. What demographic groups predominate among heroin users, according to different Pulse Check sources? Exhibit 9. How do users administer heroin? Crack Cocaine Exhibit 1. How available is crack cocaine across the 20 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 2. How has crack cocaine availability changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 3. What are crack cocaine price levels in the 20 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 4. How is crack cocaine referred to across different regions of the country? Exhibit 5. What age group is most likely to use crack? Exhibit 6. Which genders are the predominant users of specific drugs in the 20 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 7. What racial/ethnic group is most likely to use crack? Powder Cocaine Exhibit 1. How available is powder cocaine across the 20 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 2. How has powder cocaine availability changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 3. How much do grams and "eightballs" of powder cocaine cost in 15 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 4. How is powder cocaine referred to across different regions of the country? Exhibit 5. What racial/ethnic group is most likely to use specific drugs? Exhibit 6. What other drugs do powder cocaine users take? Marijuana Exhibit 1. How available is marijuana across the 20 Pulse Check cities (fall 2001)? Exhibit 2. How has marijuana availability changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 3. Which marijuana varieties have changed in availability (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 4. How much does marijuana cost in 19 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 5. How is marijuana referred to in different regions of the country? Exhibit 6. What age group is most likely to use marijuana? Exhibit 7. Where are drug users most likely to reside? Exhibit 8. How are different drug users referred to treatment? Methamphetamine Exhibit 1. How available is methamphetamine across the 20 Pulse Check cities (fall 2001)? Exhibit 2. How has methamphetamine availability changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 3. How much does methamphetamine cost in 14 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 4. How is methamphetamine referred to in different regions of the country? Synthetic Opioids Exhibit 1. Where are the diversion and abuse of OxyContin® emerging across the 20 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 2. How available is diverted OxyContin® across the 20 Pulse Check cities (fall 2001)? Exhibit 3. How has diverted OxyContin® availability changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001) Exhibit 4. How has the number of novice OxyContin® treatment clients changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Ecstasy and Club Drugs Exhibit 1. Where is ecstasy emerging across the 20 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 2. How available are ecstasy and GHB across the 20 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 3. Has ecstasy or GHB availability changed across the 20 Pulse Check cities (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 4. How are club drugs and club drug combinations referred to across Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 5. How are ecstasy pills labeled in reporting Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 6. How much does a pill (one dose) of ecstasy cost in 18 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 7. Has the number of novice ecstasy users in treatment changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 8. What are club drug prices? Exhibit 9. What are the predominant characteristics of club drug sellers and sales? Exhibit 10. What are the predominant characteristics of club drug users and use? Download Adobe Acrobat Reader PRIVACY POLICY | SITE MAP | DISCLAIMER | ACCESSIBILITY Last Updated: January 24, 2003
Acknowledgements Highlights Introduction Special Topic: The Impact of September 11 Heroin Crack Cocaine Powder Cocaine Marijuana Methamphetamine Diverted Synthetic Opioids Ecstasy and Club Drugs Appendix Appendix 1: Methodology Appendix 2: Population Demographics in the 20 Pulse Check Sites Appendix 3: National-Level Data Sources Available in the 20 Pulse Check Sites Appendix 4: Pulse Check Sources Appendix 5: List of Discussion Areas by Source Type
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Highlights Exhibit 1. How serious is the perceived drug problem in the 20 Pulse Check communities (fall 2001)? Exhibit 2. How has the perceived drug problem changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 3. What are the most serious drug problems in the 20 Pulse Check sites, by type of source? Exhibit 4. What are the most serious drug problems in the 20 Pulse Check sites, by number of sources and sites? Exhibit 5. What new problems have emerged or intensified during fall 2001? Exhibit 6. In what other crimes are illicit drug sellers involved across Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 7. How has the perceived drug problem changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)?
Special Topic: The Impact of September 11 Exhibit 1. How have availability of and demand for illegal drugs reportedly changed across the 20 Pulse Check cities since September 11th? Heroin Exhibit 1. How available is heroin across the 20 Pulse Check cities (fall 2001)? Exhibit 2. How has overall heroin availability changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 3. Which heroin varieties have changed in availability (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 4. What are the prices and purity levels of different types of heroin in 19 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 5. How is heroin referred to, and what types of heroin predominate, in different regions of the country? Exhibit 6. How likely are heroin sellers to use their own drug? Exhibit 7. What other drugs do heroin dealers sell? Exhibit 8. What demographic groups predominate among heroin users, according to different Pulse Check sources? Exhibit 9. How do users administer heroin? Crack Cocaine Exhibit 1. How available is crack cocaine across the 20 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 2. How has crack cocaine availability changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 3. What are crack cocaine price levels in the 20 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 4. How is crack cocaine referred to across different regions of the country? Exhibit 5. What age group is most likely to use crack? Exhibit 6. Which genders are the predominant users of specific drugs in the 20 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 7. What racial/ethnic group is most likely to use crack? Powder Cocaine Exhibit 1. How available is powder cocaine across the 20 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 2. How has powder cocaine availability changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 3. How much do grams and "eightballs" of powder cocaine cost in 15 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 4. How is powder cocaine referred to across different regions of the country? Exhibit 5. What racial/ethnic group is most likely to use specific drugs? Exhibit 6. What other drugs do powder cocaine users take? Marijuana Exhibit 1. How available is marijuana across the 20 Pulse Check cities (fall 2001)? Exhibit 2. How has marijuana availability changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 3. Which marijuana varieties have changed in availability (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 4. How much does marijuana cost in 19 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 5. How is marijuana referred to in different regions of the country? Exhibit 6. What age group is most likely to use marijuana? Exhibit 7. Where are drug users most likely to reside? Exhibit 8. How are different drug users referred to treatment? Methamphetamine Exhibit 1. How available is methamphetamine across the 20 Pulse Check cities (fall 2001)? Exhibit 2. How has methamphetamine availability changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 3. How much does methamphetamine cost in 14 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 4. How is methamphetamine referred to in different regions of the country? Synthetic Opioids Exhibit 1. Where are the diversion and abuse of OxyContin® emerging across the 20 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 2. How available is diverted OxyContin® across the 20 Pulse Check cities (fall 2001)? Exhibit 3. How has diverted OxyContin® availability changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001) Exhibit 4. How has the number of novice OxyContin® treatment clients changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Ecstasy and Club Drugs Exhibit 1. Where is ecstasy emerging across the 20 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 2. How available are ecstasy and GHB across the 20 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 3. Has ecstasy or GHB availability changed across the 20 Pulse Check cities (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 4. How are club drugs and club drug combinations referred to across Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 5. How are ecstasy pills labeled in reporting Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 6. How much does a pill (one dose) of ecstasy cost in 18 Pulse Check cities? Exhibit 7. Has the number of novice ecstasy users in treatment changed (spring 2001 vs fall 2001)? Exhibit 8. What are club drug prices? Exhibit 9. What are the predominant characteristics of club drug sellers and sales? Exhibit 10. What are the predominant characteristics of club drug users and use?
