National Drug Threat Assessment - 2005

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary . v

Scope and Methodology . xi

Cocaine.1

Introduction and Trends . .1

Availability .2

Demand . .2

Production . .3

Transportation .3

Distribution .3

Availability . .4

Demand.6

Predominant User Groups . .6

Trends in Use . .6

Perceptions of Use . .8

Trends in Consequences of Use .8

Production .10

Transportation.11

Mexico–Central America Corridor . .12

Caribbean Corridor . .13

Direct to the Continental United States .14

In the United States . .14

Distribution . .14

Primary Market Areas . .16

Outlook . .20

Methamphetamine . .21

Introduction and Trends .21

Availability . .22

Demand .23

Production .23

Transportation . .23

Distribution . .24

Availability .24

Demand. .27

Predominant User Groups .27

Trends in Use .29

Perceptions of Use .29

Trends in Consequences of Use .30

Production. .30

Domestic Production .31

Foreign Production . .33

Precursor Chemicals .34

Transportation 35

Routes From Foreign Source Areas . 35

Routes from Domestic Source Areas 37

Distribution 37

Primary Market Areas 37

Outlook . 40

Marijuana . 41

Introduction and Trends. 41

Availability 42

Demand . 43

Production . 43

Transportation 44

Distribution 44

Availability 45

Demand . 47

Predominant User Groups . 47

Trends in Use 48

Perceptions of Use 49

Trends in Consequences of Use 49

Production . 50

Domestic Production . 50

Foreign Production 52

Transportation 54

To the United States . 54

In the United States 57

Distribution 58

Primary Market Areas 59

Outlook . 63

Heroin 65

Introduction and Trends. 65

Availability 66

Demand . 67

Production . 67

Transportation 67

Distribution 68

Availability 68

Demand . 70

Predominant User Groups . 70

Trends in Use 71

Perceptions of Use 71

Trends in Consequences of Use 72

Production . 73

Transportation 75

Distribution 78

Primary Market Areas 80

Outlook . 82

MDMA. .83

Introduction and Trends .83

Availability . .84

Demand .84

Production .84

Transportation . .85

Distribution . .85

Availability .85

Demand. .87

Predominant User Groups .87

Trends in Use . .88

Perceptions of Use .88

Trends in Consequences of Use .89

Production. .89

Foreign Sources .89

Domestic Sources .90

Transportation.91

Foreign Routes . .92

Distribution .94

Primary Market Areas . .96

Outlook . .98

Pharmaceuticals . .99

Introduction.99

Demand.100

Trends in Abuse . .100

Consequences of Abuse . .101

Availability .102

Pharmaceutical Diversion and Distribution .102

Doctor Shopping .103

Prescription Fraud . .104

Unscrupulous Physicians .104

Pharmaceutical Theft . .104

Internet . .105

Outlook .107

Other Dangerous Drugs .109

Introduction. .109

GHB .109

Availability .110

Demand . .110

Production . .112

Transportation and Distribution . .112

Outlook . .112

Ketamine. .113

Availability .113

Demand . .113

Production . .114

Transportation and Distribution . 114

Outlook 115

LSD . 115

Availability . 115

Demand 116

Production 117

Transportation and Distribution . 117

Outlook 118

PCP . 118

Availability . 118

Demand 119

Production 120