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National Drug Control Strategy
Update 2003
February 2003
DRUG USER EXPENDITURES AND AVAILABILITY Table 39.Total U.S.Expenditures on Illicit Drugs,1988–2000 ($Billions)
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Year
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Cocaine
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Heroin
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Marijuana
|
Meth-
amphetamine
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Other
drugs
|
Total
|
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1988 |
107.0
|
26.1
|
12.1
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5.8
|
3.3
|
154
|
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1989 |
88.4
|
24.3
|
11.0
|
5.8
|
2.8
|
132
|
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1990 |
69.9
|
22.5
|
15.0
|
5.7
|
2.2
|
115
|
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1991 |
57.1
|
20.3
|
14.0
|
3.7
|
2.3
|
97
|
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1992 |
49.9
|
17.2
|
14.6
|
4.8
|
1.5
|
88
|
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1993 |
45.0
|
13.8
|
12.0
|
5.1
|
1.5
|
77
|
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1994 |
42.8
|
13.2
|
12.2
|
7.6
|
2.6
|
78
|
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1995 |
40.0
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13.2
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10.2
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9.2
|
2.7
|
75
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1996 |
39.2
|
12.8
|
9.5
|
10.1
|
2.7
|
74
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1997 |
34.7
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11.4
|
10.5
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9.3
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2.5
|
68
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1998 |
34.9
|
11.1
|
10.8
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8.0
|
2.3
|
67
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1999 |
35.6
|
10.1
|
10.6
|
5.8
|
2.6
|
65
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2000* |
35.3
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10.0
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10.5
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5.4
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2.4
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64
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*Estimates
for 2000 are projections.
Note: Amounts are in constant 2000 dollars.
Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy, What America�s
Users Spend on Illegal Drugs, 1988–2000 (December
2001).
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Last Updated: May 7, 2003
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