Massachusetts Drug Rehab

Drug Rehab Massachusetts (cont..)

Just under 9,700 individuals were admitted to Massachusetts drug rehab programs for the abuse of cocaine from 2003 to 2005. Both small and large amounts of cocaine can be obtained in virtually all parts of the state. Cocaine has primarily been smuggled into the state from New York. There is a growing amount of cocaine entering the state from Southwest Border States, Florida and Georgia. Cocaine is smuggled into the state using commercial vehicles and other vehicles and parcel services. Columbian, Dominican and Mexican criminal groups are responsible for trafficking cocaine in Massachusetts and the sale of the drug within the state is largely controlled by gangs. Some cocaine is made into crack cocaine once it reaches the state. Boston is particularly plagued with crack abuse and addiction. Federal agencies took possession of over 300 kilos of cocaine in Massachusetts in 2006.  

Heroin is a significant problem for Massachusetts as evidenced by the fact that almost 74,200 admissions to Massachusetts drug rehabs from 2003-2005 were for heroin abuse and addiction. This insidious drug is found throughout the state. It mainly comes from New York, but heroin originating in Southwest Border States and countries like Columbia and the Dominican is being smuggled into the state in growing amounts. The cost for heroin has remained consistently low in the state but purity levels range from very poor quality to very high quality. 4.2 kilos of heroin were seized in the state in 2006.

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From 2003 to 2005, 350 admissions to Massachusetts drug rehab centers were due to methamphetamine/ amphetamine abuse. There are only relatively small amounts of methamphetamine found in Massachusetts and it is not as big a concern as other drugs are for the state. The methamphetamine found in the state mainly arrives in parcel packages from California and Border States. Just over 5 kilos of methamphetamine were seized by federal authorities in 2006.

7,769 admissions to Massachusetts drug rehabs from 2003 to 2005 were attributed to marijuana abuse. The marijuana in Massachusetts comes from a variety of sources; Mexico, Southwest states in the US, Columbia, Jamaica, and Canada. The Southwest Border States supply the majority of the marijuana in the state and it is smuggled in via air, land and parcel transport. 265.3 kilos of marijuana were confiscated in federal drug seizures in 2006.

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Approximately 11,446 individuals were admitted to Massachusetts drug rehab programs from 2003 to 2005 for the abuse of prescription, club or other drugs. The non-medical use of OxyContin, methadone and Vicodin is a common concern in Massachusetts. These drugs along with others like Percocet and Roxicet are smuggled into the state from Arizona, Florida, Nevada and other areas largely through parcel services. Ecstasy is the primary club drug threat for Massachusetts. Typically |”young” hangouts (raves, nightclubs, etc.) are inundated with ecstasy. It is smuggled into the state from New York and Vermont and increasingly by Asian criminal drug groups. 70,661 dosage units of ecstasy were impounded in the state in 2006.

Below are the original sources of the information contained on this page.
DEA State Fact Sheet
SAMHSA State Level Data
SAMHSA Substance Abuse Tables
Office Of National Drug Control Policy

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