Table 2
Law Enforcement Report on Heroin
City | ||||
|
Baltimore, MD P.D. |
Chicago, IL P.D. |
New York, NY P.D. |
Bridgeport, CT P.D. | |
| Use | up | up | up | up |
| Who's Using/ Change in Users | wide range of users; older users, new young users more evident | young (20-30) users; predominantly African American males | old time users, using injection; increasing number of new users (club goers) who are snorting | range of users; all ethnicities; more young users |
| Method |
snorting injection |
injection snorting |
||
| Drugs in Combination |
cocaine prescription drugs |
MDMA Ketamine |
||
| Who's Selling | African American sellers | Neighborhood sales in high use areas, club sales | African Americans, Hispanics; sell both heroin and cocaine | |
| Purchase Amount/Purity | $10-$15/bag 20-30% pure | $10/bag 40-50% pure | high purity | |
| Other/Comments | Users have gone from shooting to snorting and back to shooting as heroin became available. Evidence of heroin being dealt with cocaine in open air markets | less double breasting than a few months ago, though still occurring | ||
Table 2, cont'd.
Law Enforcement Report on Heroin
City | ||||
|
Miami, FL P.D. |
San Antonio, TX P.D. |
Trenton, NJ P.D. |
Washington, DC P.D. | |
| Use | stable, but at moderate to low level | stable | stable at high level | up |
| Who's Using/ Change in Users | African American males; more young users | mid 20s-40s | young (16-30 yrs. old) males, all ethnicities | African Americans 25-50; more young users evident |
| Method | injection snorting | snorting injection smoking | ||
| Drugs in Combination | ||||
| Who's Selling | African Americans who are also users | gang members; Mexican Mafia; some unrelated "families" now selling | heroin and cocaine sold together in Hispanic areas; various ethnicities sell in their respective neighborhoods | older sellers dealing both heroin and cocaine |
| Purchase Amount/Purity | $10/bag $120K/kilo high at kilo level | $800-$900/oz. (powder); $2,500-$3,000/oz. (black tar) 3-4% pure | $18-$20/bag high purity at street level | $20-$40/bag $400-$600/800 mg "spoon" 15-25% pure |
| Other/Comments | ||||
Table 2, cont'd.
Law Enforcement Report on Heroin
City | ||
|
Columbia, MD P.D. |
Cleveland, OH P.D. | |
| Use | up | slightly down |
| Who's Using/ Change in Users | African American males & females; more young White males & females | |
| Method | snorting injection | injection snorting |
| Drugs in Combination | cocaine |
cocaine Valium |
| Who's Selling | young, African American males | |
| Purchase Amount/Purity | purity up $20/bag $600/gram | |
| Other/Comments | ||
