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Appendix B. Tables and Figures

Table B1. Methamphetamine Seizure Amounts Along the Southwest Border, in Kilograms, by Quarter, 2004-2008
Table B2. Methamphetamine Seizure Amounts in the United States, in Kilograms, by Quarter, 2004-2008
Table B3. Cities Reporting Disruptions in the Methamphetamine Supply Chain, June 2007-June 2008
Table B4. Reported Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the United States, 2004-2008
Table B5. Trends in Percentage of Past Year Methamphetamine Use, 2002-2007
Table B6. Adolescent Trends in Percentage of Past Year Methamphetamine Use, 2002-2007
Table B7. Primary Methamphetamine Treatment Admissions to Publicly Funded Treatment Facilities, 2001-2006
Table B8. Greatest Drug Threat, by Region, as Reported by State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
Table B9. Amphetamine (Including Methamphetamine) Treatment Admissions by OCDETF Region, 2001-2006
Figure B1. Methamphetamine Price and Purity, April 2005-September 2008
Figure B2. Nationwide Rates of Positive Methamphetamine Workplace Drug Testing Results, by Quarter, 2005-2008
Figure B3. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the Florida/Caribbean Region, 2004-2008
Figure B4. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the Great Lakes Region, 2004-2008
Figure B5. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the Mid-Atlantic Region, 2004-2008
Figure B6. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the New England Region, 2004-2008
Figure B7. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the New York/New Jersey Region, 2004-2008
Figure B8. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the Pacific Region, 2004-2008
Figure B9. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the Southeast Region, 2004-2008
Figure B10. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the Southwest Region, 2004-2008
Figure B11. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the West Central Region, 2004-2008


Table B1. Methamphetamine Seizure Amounts Along the Southwest Border, in Kilograms, by Quarter, 2004-2008

  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008*
First Quarter 495 600 621 625 361
Second Quarter 376 706 618 349 603
Third Quarter 852 928 824 329 822
Fourth Quarter 635 670 746 442 221
Total 2,358 2,904 2,809 1,745 2,006

Source: National Seizure System.
* Data run November 14, 2008; fourth quarter 2008 total is incomplete.
Note: Quarter figures may not sum to totals shown because of rounding.

Table B2. Methamphetamine Seizure Amounts in the United States, in Kilograms, by Quarter, 2004-2008

  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008*
First Quarter 2,387.95 1,878.57 1,640.09 1,312.56 2,513.76
Second Quarter 943.61 1,616.66 1,271.38 1,319.47 1,318.46
Third Quarter 1,343.02 1,582.35 2,339.05 997.97 2,071.56
Fourth Quarter 1,063.33 1,159.65 2,357.70 1,259.25 431.88
Total 5,737.90 6,237.23 7,608.23 4,889.24 6,335.66

Source: National Seizure System.
* Data run November 14, 2008; fourth quarter 2008 total is incomplete.
Note: Total amounts may not equal sum of the quarters as a result of rounding.

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Table B3. Cities Reporting Disruptions in the Methamphetamine Supply Chain, June 2007-June 2008

Anchorage, Alaska Indianapolis, Indiana
Phoenix, Arizona Kansas City, Missouri
Los Angeles, California St. Louis, Missouri
Oakland, California Omaha, Nebraska
San Diego, California Las Vegas, Nevada
San Francisco, California Charlotte, North Carolina
Colorado Springs, Colorado Portland, Oregon
Denver, Colorado Rapid City, South Dakota
Grand Junction, Colorado Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Tampa, Florida Lubbock, Texas
Atlanta, Georgia Salt Lake City, Utah
Boise, Idaho Seattle, Washington

Source: Federal, state, and local law enforcement reporting.
 

Table B4. Reported Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the United States, 2004-2008

  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008*
First Quarter 3,033 2,335 1,392 743 851
Second Quarter 2,626 1,661 1,081 732 754
Third Quarter 2,329 1,146 772 818 801
Fourth Quarter 2,025 868 698 680 178
Total 10,013 6,010 3,943 2,973 2,584

Source: National Seizure System.
* Data run November 14, 2008; fourth quarter 2008 total is incomplete.

Table B5. Trends in Percentage of Past Year Methamphetamine Use, 2002-2007

  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Individuals (12 and older) 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.5
Adolescents (12-17) 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5
Adults (18-25) 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.2
Adults (26 and older) 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

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Table B6. Adolescent Trends in Percentage of Past Year Methamphetamine Use, 2002-2007

  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
8th Grade 2.2 2.5 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.1
10th Grade 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.9 1.8 1.6
12th Grade 3.6 3.2 3.4 2.5 2.5 1.7

Source: Monitoring the Future.

Table B7. Primary Methamphetamine Treatment Admissions to Publicly Funded Treatment Facilities, 2001-2006

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
78,575 105,981 117,259 126,701 152,698 149,415

Source: Treatment Episode Data Set.

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Table B8. Greatest Drug Threat, by Region, as Reported by State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies

Region Percent Reporting as Greatest Drug Threat by Region Total*
Powder Cocaine Crack Cocaine Total Cocaine Heroin Powder Meth Ice Meth Total Meth Marijuana MDMA ODDs Pharmaceuticals No Response
Florida/Caribbean 16.4 51.8 68.2 0.0 7.7 5.5 13.2 8.4 0.0 0.0 10.1 0.0 100.0
Great Lakes 9.7 35.4 45.1 11.9 9.3 7.8 17.1 15.1 1.0 0.2 9.4 0.2 100.0
Mid-Atlantic 9.9 38.8 48.7 24.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 14.6 0.0 0.3 10.9 0.0 100.0
New England 17.4 22.2 39.6 30.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 15.2 0.0 0.3 14.5 0.2 100.0
New York/New Jersey 11.1 31.8 42.9 22.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.2 0.0 0.0 7.0 0.8 100.0
Pacific 1.3 4.5 5.8 1.1 22.5 64.8 87.3 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 100.0
Southeast 3.7 55.0 58.7 1.3 7.8 19.1 26.9 3.6 0.0 0.4 9.1 0.0 100.0
Southwest 9.5 16.6 26.1 2.0 15.3 42.2 57.5 8.7 0.0 0.3 5.4 0.0 100.0
West Central 7.8 17.9 25.7 2.8 25.9 34.3 60.2 6.0 0.1 0.1 5.0 0.0 100.0
United States 8.7 32.2 40.9 9.8 10.3 19.1 29.4 11.3 0.2 0.2 8.1 0.1 100.0

Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2008.
* Sum of percentages may not equal 100.0% because of rounding.

Table B9. Amphetamine (Including Methamphetamine) Treatment Admissions by OCDETF Region, 2001-2006

Region 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Florida/Caribbean* 467 741 1,022 1,220 1,458 1,051
Great Lakes** 5,444 7,331 10,123 12,371 14,809 12,611
Mid-Atlantic 563 792 1,301 1,710 2,849 1,138
New England 289 337 313 339 427 459
New York/New Jersey 591 685 834 865 857 787
Pacific*** 63,375 82,744 83,862 85,388 94,776 93,497
Southeast 7,811 10,172 12,398 11,833 13,760 7,503
Southwest*** 46,540 66,550 70,454 71,596 82,319 82,903
West Central** 18,178 20,622 24,273 28,610 32,436 28,767

Source: Treatment Episode Data Set.
* The U.S. Virgin Islands do not participate in the Treatment Episode Data Set and were not included in the figures for the Florida/Caribbean Region.
** The state of Illinois is split between the Great Lakes and West Central Regions. Figures for each of those regions include the entire state of Illinois.
*** The state of California is split between the Pacific and Southwest Regions. Figures for each of those regions include the entire state of California.

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Figure B1. Methamphetamine Price and Purity, April 2005-September 2008

Graph showing methamphetamine prices and purity for the period April 2005-September 2008, broken down by quarter.
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Source: System to Retrieve Information From Drug Evidence.

Figure B2. Nationwide Rates of Positive Methamphetamine Workplace Drug Testing Results, by Quarter, 2005-2008

Graph showing the nationwide percentage of workplace drug tests that tested positive for methamphetamine, from the first quarter of  2005 to the first quarter of 2008, broken down by quarter.
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Source: Quest Diagnostics, Incorporated.

Figure B3. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the Florida/Caribbean Region, 2004-2008*

Chart showing the number of methamphetamine laboratory seizures in the Florida/Caribbean Region from 2004 through November 4, 2008.
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Source: National Seizure System.
* Data run November 4, 2008; fourth quarter 2008 total is incomplete.

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Figure B4. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the Great Lakes Region, 2004-2008*

Chart showing the number of methamphetamine laboratory seizures in the Great Lakes Region from 2004 through November 4, 2008.
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Source: National Seizure System.
* Data run November 4, 2008; fourth quarter 2008 total is incomplete.

Figure B5. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the Mid-Atlantic Region, 2004-2008*

Chart showing the number of methamphetamine laboratory seizures in the Mid-Atlantic Region from 2004 through November 4, 2008.
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Source: National Seizure System.
* Data run November 4, 2008; fourth quarter 2008 total is incomplete.

Figure B6. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the New England Region, 2004-2008*

Chart showing the number of methamphetamine laboratory seizures in the New England Region from 2004 through November 4, 2008.
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Source: National Seizure System.
* Data run November 4, 2008; fourth quarter 2008 total is incomplete.

Figure B7. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the New York/New Jersey Region, 2004-2008*

Chart showing the number of methamphetamine laboratory seizures in the New York/New Jersey Region from 2004 through November 4, 2008.
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Source: National Seizure System.
* Data run November 4, 2008; fourth quarter 2008 total is incomplete.

Figure B8. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the Pacific Region, 2004-2008*

Chart showing the number of methamphetamine laboratory seizures in the Pacific Region from 2004 through November 4, 2008.
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Source: National Seizure System.
* Data run November 4, 2008; fourth quarter 2008 total is incomplete.

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Figure B9. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the Southeast Region, 2004-2008*

Chart showing the number of methamphetamine laboratory seizures in the Southeast Region from 2004 through November 4, 2008.
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Source: National Seizure System.
* Data run November 4, 2008; fourth quarter 2008 total is incomplete.

Figure B10. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the Southwest Region, 2004-2008*

Chart showing the number of methamphetamine laboratory seizures in the Southwest Region from 2004 through November 4, 2008.
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Source: National Seizure System.
* Data run November 4, 2008; fourth quarter 2008 total is incomplete.

Figure B11. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the West Central Region, 2004-2008*

Chart showing the number of methamphetamine laboratory seizures in the West Central Region from 2004 through November 4, 2008.
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Source: National Seizure System.
* Data run November 4, 2008; fourth quarter 2008 total is incomplete.


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