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DRUG AVAILABILITY
Table 40. Trends in Heroin Supply, 1996�2000 (Metric Tons)
|
Year
|
Heroin availability prior to border
entry
|
Heroin availability after border
entry
|
Heroin
available for
consumption
in the
United States
|
Retail value of
heroin in the
United States
(1998 dollars,
billions)
|
|
1996
|
13.3
|
12.7
|
12.4
|
$12.75
|
|
1997
|
14.2
|
13.3
|
13.1
|
$11.44
|
|
1998
|
13.5
|
12.8
|
12.5
|
$11.12
|
|
19991
|
13.7
|
13.1
|
12.9
|
$10.08
|
|
20001
|
13.7
|
13.0
|
12.9
|
$10.04
|
1 Retail values for 1999 and 2000 are projected.
Sources: Office of National Drug Control Policy, Estimating Heroin Availability (2000). Retail value data are from
Office of National Drug Control Policy, What America�s Users Spend on Illegal Drugs, 1988�2000 (in press).
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