Table 4
Ethnographers and Epidemiologists Report on Cocaine/Crack

	City
	San Diego, CA	San Francisco, CA	Denver, CO	Bridgeport, CT
Use	Down slightly	Up slightly for powder use; not seeing new crack users.	Stable	Stable but steady flow
Who's Using/ Change in Users	Powder users tend to be affluent; crack users are predominantly African American; no change in users, except under 20% of prison population tests positive for cocaine.	Increased use in young (18-25 years) middle-class users; 75% male users, 25% female users; crack use in population over 25 years old remains stable.	Very mixed group.	Sold in suburbs; users have responsibilities and financial means to buy.
Method of Use	Snorting Smoking	Snorting Smoking	Smoking Snorting Injection	Snorting Small amount of injection
Drugs in Combination	Heroin Marijuana	Alcohol Marijuana Heroin (increase in this combination)	Alcohol Marijuana Heroin	Alcohol Marijuana
Who's Selling	Sellers are predominantly African American and Latino.	Wide variety of sellers; also sell heroin.	Predominantly male; don't usually sell other drugs.	Sellers are younger.
Purchase Amount/Purity	No price change; $10 for 1/10 gram (rock).	$60-$80 per gram; 25%-70% purity.	$20 per unit.	$50 for 1-2 grams.
Other/ Comments

	City
	Newark, DE	Miami, FL	Atlanta, GA	Chicago, IL
Use	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable at high level
Who's Using/ Change in Users	Two groups: mixed gender & ethnicity, 17-late 20's; 30+ years, professional, white-collar users.	Increased use in clubs by 18-30 years age range; stable use in older long time users (30-40 years old).	25+ years.	No change in users; average age-30's; both males and females.
Method of Use	Snorting Smoking	Smoking Snorting Injection	Injection Snorting (increase) Smoking	Snorting Smoking
Drugs in Combination	Heroin Marijuana Amphetamines	Heroin Methamphetamine MDMA Rohypnol	Alcohol Heroin	Heroin Marijuana (in blunts)
Who's Selling	Young males; many ethnicities; also sell other drugs.	South American sources; also sell other drugs.		Gangs.
Purchase Amount/ Purity	Prices stable; $20-$35 per bag; variable purity.	$10 per bag; $25-$60 per gram; relatively high purity (50%+).	$5 per rock; $15 per bag.	$10-20 per rock; $20,000 per kg.
Other/ Comments

	City
	Baltimore, MD	New York, NY	Seattle, WA
Use	Down	Stable	Up
Who's Using/ Change in Users	Varied ethnicities and ages; more males than females.	No change in users; wide variety of users; usually in 20's.	Majority of users are male, over 25 years.
Method of Use		Smoking Injection	Smoking Injection
Drugs in Combination	Heroin	Heroin	Heroin
Who's Selling	Wide variety of sellers.	Dominicans	Wide variety of sellers; often young, gang-involved.
Purchase Amount/ Purity	$10-$20 per session; no change in price; purity fluctuates.	$10-20 per bag.	$20 for 1/10 - 1/8 gram $40 for 1/5 - 1/3 gram.
Other/ Comments

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