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National Drug Control Strategy
Update 2003
February 2003
Table 41. Average Price and Purity of Cocaine and Heroin in the United States, 1981–2000
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Year
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Cocaine
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Heroin
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Purchases
of 1 gram or less1
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Purchases
of 10–100 pure grams
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Purchases of 0.1 gram or less1
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Purchases
of 1–10 pure grams2
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Price
per pure gram ($)
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Purity
(%)
|
Price
per pure gram ($)
|
Purity
(%)
|
Price
per pure gram ($)
|
Purity
(%)
|
Price
per pure gram ($)
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Purity
(%)
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1981 |
423
|
36
|
201
|
44
|
3,295
|
4
|
1,207
|
19
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1982 |
433
|
36
|
184
|
46
|
3,285
|
5
|
1,159
|
32
|
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1983 |
399
|
39
|
178
|
50
|
3,652
|
6
|
1,310
|
29
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1984 |
378
|
44
|
153
|
55
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3,485
|
8
|
1,293
|
36
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1985 |
328
|
40
|
145
|
52
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3,146
|
8
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1,183
|
43
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1986 |
315
|
51
|
127
|
64
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3,502
|
9
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1,153
|
37
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1987 |
292
|
64
|
104
|
71
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3,306
|
11
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1,164
|
36
|
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1988 |
238
|
75
|
80
|
73
|
3,123
|
17
|
960
|
40
|
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1989 |
226
|
78
|
68
|
71
|
2,597
|
19
|
790
|
44
|
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1990 |
267
|
69
|
77
|
59
|
2,924
|
16
|
878
|
32
|
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1991 |
227
|
78
|
69
|
70
|
3,022
|
17
|
872
|
32
|
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1992 |
224
|
76
|
65
|
74
|
2,863
|
21
|
687
|
39
|
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1993 |
199
|
74
|
63
|
71
|
2,635
|
25
|
536
|
50
|
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1994 |
187
|
73
|
57
|
74
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2,721
|
25
|
433
|
47
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1995 |
196
|
67
|
56
|
69
|
2,652
|
24
|
384
|
51
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1996 |
175
|
72
|
51
|
70
|
2,424
|
23
|
378
|
45
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1997 |
195
|
65
|
52
|
66
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2,373
|
28
|
336
|
45
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1998 |
183
|
68
|
47
|
68
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2,087
|
25
|
331
|
49
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1999 |
184
|
64
|
49
|
63
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1,929
|
27
|
304
|
45
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20003
|
212
|
61
|
51
|
58
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2,088
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25
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269
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47
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1Quantities
purchased at the “retail” level.
2Quantities
purchased at the “dealer” level.
32000
data is preliminary, based on the first two quarters of data.
Source:
Office of National Drug Control Policy, The Price of Illicit
Drugs, 1981–2000 (October 2001).
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Last Updated: May 7, 2003
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