Methamphetamine price

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UNODC calculation, based on NDARC, Australian Drug Trend 2005, Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS), NDARC Monograph No. 9, Sydney 2006. Prices weighted by reported methamphetamine offences. 

METHAMPHETAMINE Retail and wholesale prices and purity levels breakdown by drug, region and country or territory... 

However, they are both easy to make. 7 nd, because of these restrictions, the price of methamphetamine has gone above 100 per gram, while it costs only 1 or 2 per gram to make. 

Prices for methamphetamine vary throughont different regions of the United States, ranging from 3500 per ponnd in parts of Cahfomia and Texas to 21,000 per ponnd in southeastern and northeastern regions of the country. Retail prices range from 400 to 3000 per ounce. This corresponds to a cost of 10 to 60 per dosage nnit. ... 

The price of cocaine is nearly 48 percent less in 2003 than it was in 1996, with the purity virtually unchanged. Neither the price nor purity of crack has changed over this time, although there was a price spike from 1999 to 2002. The price of heroin has decreased nearly 30 percent. Except for the drop in purity in the second quarter of 2003, purity has been fairly stable. The price of methamphetamine has decreased nearly 30 percent and the purity has increased by nearly a quarter. The price of marijuana has increased over 12 percent. However, the THC content... 

Thus far, the information presented certainly indicates that the NDCS activities in the supply reduction area have failed and that some of the results have actually been harmful. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that at least some of the activities have been inappropriate. Specifically, crop eradication seems to hurt farmers in poor countries. The use of pofice and military to fight drug cartels has increased violence and instabifity in Latin America. In spite of the bilhons of dollars spent each year to reduce the supply of illegal drugs, neither the price, nor the purity, or availabifity of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, or methamphetamine has been impacted. Why ... 

There is no part of the NDCS that illustrates its failure more clearly than supply reduction. Although more money is spent to reduce the supply of ill al drugs than is spent on any other part of the NDCS, there has been absolutely no impact on the price, purity, or availability of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, or methamphetamine during the 10-year time period discussed in this book. Not only has our approach failed to have the desired impact, there has also been harm created as a result of eradication, interdiction, and law enforcement efforts in foreign countries. The... 

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