Historique
Rapport
What America's users spend on illegal drugs, 2006-2016
Auteur(s) :
MIDGETTE, G. ;
DAVENPORT, S. ;
CAULKINS, J. P. ;
KILMER, B.
Année
2019
Page(s) :
96 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation
Collection :
Research Reports, RR-3140-ONDCP
ISBN :
978-1-977403-27-8
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
ECONOMIE
;
DEPENSE
;
COCAINE
;
CANNABIS
;
HEROINE
;
METHAMPHETAMINE
;
EVOLUTION
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
DIFFUSION DES PRODUITS
;
OPIOIDES
;
PRIX
;
PURETE
;
CONSOMMATION
Résumé :
Research questions:
How many people are using cocaine (including crack), heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine in the United States?
How much are they using?
How much money are they spending?
How have these quantities changed over time?
Substance use and drug policy are clearly in the national spotlight. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that drug overdose deaths in 2018 exceeded 68,000, of which more than 47,000 involved opioids. Although heroin, prescription opioids, and synthetic opioids (such as fentanyl) receive most of the attention, deaths involving methamphetamine and cocaine are both on the rise. In addition, more than 25 percent of the U.S. population lives in states that have passed laws that allow for-profit firms to produce and sell marijuana for nonmedical purposes to adults ages 21 and older.
To better understand changes in drug use outcomes and policies, policymakers need to know what is happening in the markets for these substances. This report updates and extends estimates of the number of users, retail expenditures, and amount consumed from 2006 to 2016 for cocaine (including crack), heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine in the United States, based on a methodology developed by the RAND Corporation for the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The report also includes a discussion of what additional types of data would help quantify the scale of these markets in the future, including the new types of information produced by the legalization of marijuana at the state level.
How many people are using cocaine (including crack), heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine in the United States?
How much are they using?
How much money are they spending?
How have these quantities changed over time?
Substance use and drug policy are clearly in the national spotlight. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that drug overdose deaths in 2018 exceeded 68,000, of which more than 47,000 involved opioids. Although heroin, prescription opioids, and synthetic opioids (such as fentanyl) receive most of the attention, deaths involving methamphetamine and cocaine are both on the rise. In addition, more than 25 percent of the U.S. population lives in states that have passed laws that allow for-profit firms to produce and sell marijuana for nonmedical purposes to adults ages 21 and older.
To better understand changes in drug use outcomes and policies, policymakers need to know what is happening in the markets for these substances. This report updates and extends estimates of the number of users, retail expenditures, and amount consumed from 2006 to 2016 for cocaine (including crack), heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine in the United States, based on a methodology developed by the RAND Corporation for the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The report also includes a discussion of what additional types of data would help quantify the scale of these markets in the future, including the new types of information produced by the legalization of marijuana at the state level.
Affiliation :
USA
Autre(s) lien(s) :
Courrier International (22/08/2019) ; Reason (20/08/2019)