III. Alcohol Use and Alcohol Dependence: Overall Findings

A D A M 2 0 0 0 A N N U A L R E P O R T
III. Alcohol Use and Alcohol

Dependence
by Natalie Lu* Although alcohol is like illicit drugs in pro-
ducing profound effects, it also differs in
A
s part of the redesigned ADAM pro- many respects.10 Alcohol has more compli-
gram, arrestees are now asked about cated effects on the brain. While most illic-
alcohol use. Since drug use is higher it drugs affect only a few brain neurotrans-
among arrestees than among the general pop- mitters, alcohol affects many, and the out-
ulation, it is no surprise that the same is true comes differ from person to person. And
of alcohol use. About half of all Americans unlike some illicit drugs, alcohol is toxic to
age 12 and older drink alcohol at least once a most body organs. To enhance the under-
month and about 20 percent have five or standing of alcohol use and alcohol-related
more drinks on one occasion in a month.1 By behavior, ADAM asks arrestees11 about alco-
Alcohol
contrast, 61 percent or more of the arrestees, hol use and their experiences with treat-
on average,2 said they drank alcohol heavily ment12 and also measures their risk for
in the past year, and 52 percent on average dependence on alcohol.
said they drank heavily in the past month.3
Heavy alcohol use among adult male
arrestees seems to be unrelated to most Overall findings
Use
demographic indicators examined here. And Alcohol is heavily used by arrestees. Various
large proportions of these arrestees who drink levels of “heavy” drinking are defined here,
most heavily are at risk for dependence on with the level depending on the number of
alcohol and are more likely to have used days a month the arrestee had five or more
and
drugs than those who are not heavy drinkers. drinks.13 (Definitions are presented in Table
3–1.) Large percentages of arrestees drank
heavily in the year and the month before
Alcohol
Why measure heavy alcohol use their arrest. Past-year heavy drinking
Alcohol is the most widely used psychoac- (defined as “binge drinking,”) ranged from a
tive drug in the United States.4 It is legal low of 47 percent of arrestees (Philadelphia)
and for most people does not cause health to a high of 82 percent (Albuquerque). In
problems. Light or moderate alcohol use half the sites, 61 percent or more said they
may even confer some health benefits, par- engaged in binge drinking (that is, had five
ticularly for the cardiovascular system.5
Dependence
or more drinks on at least one occasion in a
Some people, however, consume alcohol in one-month period) the year before their
quantities large enough to cause problems arrest. Figures for past-month binge drinking
for themselves or others.6 Chronic heavy ranged from a low of 35 percent
drinking has been linked to brain damage, (Philadelphia) to a high of 70 percent
hypertension, stroke, certain cancers, and (Albuquerque). In half the sites, 52 percent
harm to the fetus during pregnancy;7 it is a or more engaged in binge drinking in the
contributing factor in workplace and auto- past month. (See Appendix Table 3–1.)
mobile accidents and increases the likeli-
hood of homicide and suicide8 and has
been implicated in sexual assault and
domestic violence.9
* Natalie Lu, Ph.D., is a Drug Testing Technology Specialist with the National Institute of Justice.
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Age and other demographic and homeless arrestees were more likely to say
they binged the month before they were
sociodemographic characteristics arrested than those who were not homeless.
Overall, there appear to be few differences In sites such as Fort Lauderdale, the differ-
between younger and older adult male ence was notable, with past month binge
arrestees in extent of binge drinking. drinking among homeless arrestees approxi-
Among the youngest (those under 21), at mately 92 percent, while for arrestees who
least 45 percent in half the sites said they were not homeless it was 51 percent.
had five or more drinks on one occasion at
least once in the month before they were
interviewed; among the oldest arrestees Levels of heavy alcohol use
(over 35) the median was 53 percent—not The proportion of adult male arrestees
that much greater. (See Appendix Table who were the heaviest drinkers (had five
3–2a). Within some age groups, however, or more drinks on a single occasion on at
there was considerable variation by site. least 13 days in the month before their
Thus, among the youngest arrestees, the arrest—or every other day of the month)
rates of binge drinking ranged from a low ranged from 10 percent (Miami) to 24 per-
of 17 percent of arrestees (New Orleans) to cent (Tucson). (See Appendix Table 3–3.)
a high of 66 percent (Albuquerque). In half the sites, 17 percent or more could
Similarly, among arrestees ages 21 to 25, be placed in this category of heaviest
the range was 24 percent (New Orleans) to drinkers A relatively small proportion of
Dependence
75 percent (Albuquerque). arrestees (median 6 percent) were classi-

fied as heavier drinkers (had five or more
In the overwhelming majority of sites (32 of drinks on a single occasion on 8 to 12
the 35), more white arrestees than blacks days in the month before the arrest), while
said they had five or more drinks on one the proportion classified as heavy drinkers
occasion at least once in the past month. (had five or more drinks on a single occa-
Employment status, education level, and sion on 1 to 7 days in the past month) was
whether or not the arrestee has health the largest (median 27 percent).
insurance seem to play minor roles in
explaining binge drinking. (See Appendix There appears to be little middle ground
Alcohol
Table 3–2b.) The one factor other than race in the drinking patterns of ADAM male
that made a difference was homelessness. arrestees who consume alcohol heavily.
(See Exhibit 3–1.) In 29 of the 35 sites, The proportions of arrestees who were
heavy and heaviest drinkers were higher
than the proportions who drank at the
“HEAVY” ALCOHOL USE—
middle or heavier level. (See Exhibit 3–2.)
Table 3-1 ADAM DEFINITIONS
and
Lowest and highest percentages for each

category are represented by the “tails” of
Number of Days Adult Male Arrestees
Reported Having 5 or More Drinks on a the box plot.
Definition Single Occasion in a One-Month Period
Use
Binge Drinker 1 or more days Alcohol dependence

Heavy Drinker 1–7 days The use of alcohol (or drugs) does not necessar-
Alcohol
Heavier Drinker 8–12 days ily mean abuse or dependence. Level of alco-
Heaviest Drinker 13 or more days hol consumption varies dramatically—from
casual to frequent to very frequent, heavy use.
NHSDA Heavy
Drinker* 5 or more days For some moderate drinkers, even a small
amount of alcohol can create problems,
* This is the definition used in the National Household Survey on Drug while for some people who drink heavily the
Abuse, administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. social and/or health problems may not materi-
Note: The ADAM preliminary findings for 2000 did not break out the lev-
alize right away. Because of these differences,
els of heavy drinking. See Taylor, Bruce G., et al., ADAM Preliminary clinicians are able to diagnose alcohol abuse
2000 Findings on Drug Use and Drug Markets—Adult Male Arrestees,
Research Report, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National
and dependence only by determining
42 Institute of Justice, December 2001, NCJ189101. whether they have resulted in health
Exhibit 3-1: Binge drinking in past month among homeless and nonhomeless adult male arrestees, by site, 2000
100%
90
80
70
60
on criteria established by the American
result is a clinical diagnosis of either

Psychiatric Association’s DSM-IV.14 The
alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence.
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and/or relationship problems. This is done
through an extensive series of questions based
40
PERCENT BINGED, PAST YEAR

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Note: Binge drinking is defined as consuming five or more drinks on one occasion at least one day a month. The questions were asked of adult male arrestees who said
for drug and alcohol abuse and depend-
Beginning in 2000, the ADAM interview
Schedule (SUDDS-IV), an instrument based

from the Substance Use Disorder Diagnostic
they had consumed alcohol in the past year.

ence. The screen consists of six questions
instrument included questions that screen
R E P O R T
Dependence Alcohol and Use Alcohol
43
on dependency criteria in the DSM-IV. The alcohol dependence (46 percent, on average,
screen does not produce a clinical diagno- compared to 30 percent). This mirrors the
sis, but rather an indication of risk for pattern for binge drinking by arrestees,
dependence.15 (A more detailed discussion noted above: Whether or not they were at
of this screen is in Chapter 2.) Risk for alco- risk for alcohol dependence, arrestees who
hol dependence is discussed here. were homeless were more likely than those
who were not homeless to be binge drinkers.
In employment status, education level, and
health insurance status, there were few dif- If alcohol dependence is not measured by
ferences in the proportions of adult male level of use, is there any relation between
arrestees at risk for dependence on alcohol. level of use and dependence? An examina-
(See Appendix Tables 3–4a and 3–4b.) There tion of the data reveals there is: Among
were differences by age. Among the arrestees who were the heaviest drinkers, on
youngest adult male arrestees, 23 percent on average more than four in five scored as at
average were at risk for alcohol dependence; risk for alcohol dependence. (See Appendix
by contrast, among the oldest group the per- Table 3–5.) The range among the sites was
centage was 35. The difference was even 67 percent (Omaha) to 91 percent
more notable in homelessness. Homeless (Charlotte), with 85 percent or more of the
arrestees were much more likely than those heaviest drinkers in half the sites at risk for
who were not homeless to report behavior dependence. The proportions at risk for
that would classify them as at risk for dependence declined with the levels of
Dependence
Exhibit 3-2: Levels of heavy alcohol use, past month–ranges among the sites–adult male arrestees, 2000
80%
70
60
Alcohol
PERCENT OF ARRESTEES
50
40
and
30
20
Use
10
Alcohol
0
Past-Month Use Heavy Use Heavier Use Heaviest Use NHSDA Heavy Use
✴ = Extreme values: those more than three box lengths from the upper or lower edge of the box.
= Interquartile range: the distance between the 75th percentile site value and the 25th percentile site value.
= Median: the site at the 50th percentile rank.
Note: The broken lines mark the medians, the boxes the interquartile range, and the “whiskers” the top and bottom of
the range for each measure among the sites. The definitions of various levels of heavy drinking are in Table 3-1. The
questions were asked of adult male arrestees who said they drank alcohol in the past year.
44
drinking. Thus, among the heavier-drinking Is alcohol use related to use of

group, 72 percent on average were at risk,
with the range 39 percent (Charlotte-Metro) illicit drugs?
to 89 percent (Cleveland). And among the For some people, alcohol use is the pri-
heavy-drinking group (the lowest level), mary substance abuse problem, while for
the average at risk for dependence was still others, it may be only one of several high-
lower, at 59 percent, with the range 39 per- risk behaviors.17 One of them may be drug
cent (Omaha) to 72 percent (Spokane). use. This raises the question of whether for
some people the two types of substance
Given the easy accessibility and low cost of abuse are related.
alcohol, and the fact that drinking often
precedes illicit drug use, alcohol is some- Perhaps not surprisingly, the heaviest
times referred to as a “gateway drug” for drinkers were also likely to have used illic-
young people.16 That raises the question of it drugs. Compared to arrestees who did
whether there is a relationship between not binge drink at all, those in the heaviest
dependence on alcohol or drugs later in life drinker category were more likely to say
and the age at which someone first starts they used at least one NIDA-5 drug. In half
drinking. Are people who become depend- the sites, 71 percent or more of the heaviest
ent on alcohol or drugs more likely to have drinkers used at least one drug. (See
started drinking at an early age? The Appendix Table 3–7.) (It should be kept in
ADAM data suggest they are. Compared to mind that arrestees could say they used
Alcohol
those who had their first drink after age 21, more than one drug. Therefore, if an
adult male arrestees who started drinking arrestee who was among the heaviest alco-
at 13 or younger were twice as likely to be hol users also used marijuana, it is possi-
classified as at risk for alcohol dependence. ble that he might also have used cocaine,
(See Appendix Table 3–6.) Similarly, if not heroin, methamphetamine, and/or PCP.)
more dramatically, compared to those who Overall, more than half the arrestees who
began drinking later in life, arrestees who were among the heaviest drinkers in the
Use
had their first drink at 13 or younger were month before their arrest also reported
twice as likely to be at risk for drug marijuana use in the same period. And
dependence. To more definitively deter- among the heaviest drinkers, the propor-
and
mine whether alcohol is a gateway drug tion who used crack cocaine was almost
would require an analysis beyond the three times higher than among those who
scope of this report. The ADAM data are did not binge drink (28 percent compared
Alcohol
presented to suggest areas for further study. to 10 percent).
NOTES
1. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, The 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, Rockville, MD: U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, 2000. Dependence
2. These percentages are medians. Unless otherwise indicated, averages are expressed as medians throughout this report.
3. “Month” and “30 days” are used interchangeably, as are “year” and “12 months.”
4. Horgan, C., Substance Abuse—The Nation’s Number One Health Problem, Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2001.
5. Agarwal, D.P. and L.M. Srivastava, “Does Moderate Alcohol Intake Protect Against Coronary Heart Disease?” Indian Heart Journal 53
(March–April 2001): 224–30; Marques-Vidal, et al., “Relationships Between Alcoholic Beverages and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Levels
in Middle-Aged Men: The PRIME Study,” Atherosclerosis 157 (August 2001): 431-40; and Puddey, I.B., V. Rakic, S.B. Dimmitt, and L.J.
Beilin, “Influence of Pattern of Drinking on Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Review,” Addiction 94 (May
1999): 649–663.
6. Hoffmeister, H., et al., “The Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption, Health Indicators and Mortality in the German Population,”
International Journal of Epidemiology 28 (December 1999):1066–1072; and Muntwyler, et al., “Mortality and Light to Moderate Alcohol
Consumption After Myocardial Infarction,” Lancet 12, 352 (December 1998):1882–18825.
7. Iribarren, C., T. et al., “Cohort Study of Thyroid Cancer in a San Francisco Bay Area Population,” International Journal of Cancer 93
(September 2001):745–750; Van Der Leeden, M., et al., “Infants Exposed to Alcohol Prenatally: Outcome at 3 and 7 Months of Age,”
Annals of Tropical Pediatrics 21 (June 2001):127–134; Hard, M.L., T.R. Einarson, and G. Koren, “The Role of Acetaldehyde in 45
Pregnancy Outcome After Prenatal Alcohol Exposure,” The Drug Monitor 23 (August 2001): 427–434; Ajani, U.A., et al., “Alcohol
Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among U.S. Male Physicians,” Archives of Internal Medicine 160 (April
2000):1025–1030; and Berger, K., et al., “Light-to-Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Stroke Among U.S. Male Physicians,”
New England Journal of Medicine 341 (November 1999):1557–1564.
8. Martin, S.E., K. Bryant, and N. Fitzgerald, “Self-Reported Alcohol Use and Abuse by Arrestees in the 1998 Arrestee Drug Abuse
Monitoring Program,” Alcohol Research and Health 25 (2001): 72–79; Parker, R.N. and K. Auerhahn, “Alcohol, Drugs, and Violence,”
Annual Review of Sociology 24 (1998): 291–311; and Spunt, B.J., et al., “Alcohol and Homicide: Interviews with Prison Inmates,”
Journal of Drug Issues 24 (1994):143–163.
9. See Aldarondo, E., and G.K. Kantor, “Social Predictors of Wife Assault Cessation,” in Out of Darkness: Contemporary Perspectives on
Family Violence, ed. G. K. Kantor and J.L. Jaswiski, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1997; Kaufman Kantor, G., and J.L. Jasinski, “Dynamics
and Risk Factors in Partner Violence,” in Partner Violence: A Comprehensive Review of 20 Years of Research, ed. J.L. Jasinski and L.M.
Williams, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1998; Leonard, K., and M. Senchak, “Prospective Prediction of Husband Marital Aggression within
Newlywed Couples, Journal of Abnormal Psychology 105 (1996): 369–380; Pan, H.S., P.H. Neidig, and D.K. O’Leary, “Predicting Mild
and Severe Husband-to-Wife Physical Aggression, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 62 (1994): 975–981; Woffordt, S.,
D.E. Mihalic, and S. Menard, “Continuities in Marital Violence,” Journal of Family Violence (1994):195-225. and Ullman, S.E., G.
Karabatsos, and M.P. Koss, “Alcohol and Sexual Assault in a National Sample of College Women, Journal of Interpersonal Violence 14,
6 (1999): 603-625.
10. See Horgan, C., Substance Abuse.
11. ADAM does not use urinalysis to confirm arrestees’ self-reported alcohol use, because alcohol can be detected in the urine for only a
short time. All information on alcohol use was obtained from the self-reports. The new ADAM interview instrument also incorporates
many cross-link variables that make it feasible to compare ADAM data with other national survey datasets such as the National
Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) and the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
12. Treatment is discussed in Chapter 2.
Dependence
13. In the preliminary report of the 2000 ADAM findings, the NHSDA definition of heavy drinking (five or more drinks on five or more occa-
sions in a month) was also used. See Taylor, Bruce G., et al., ADAM Preliminary 2000 Findings on Drug Use and Drug Markets—Adult
Male Arrestees, Research Report, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, December 2001:16
(NCJ189101).
14. DSM–IV refers to the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, compiled and published in 1994 by
the American Psychiatric Association. It is used by psychiatrists for diagnoses and is widely used by others.
15. See also Hoffman, N.G., et al., “UNCOPE: A Brief Substance Dependence Screen for Use with Arrestees,” Drug and Alcohol Dependence,
forthcoming.
16. Horgan, C., Substance Abuse.
17. Paniagua Repetto, H., et al., “Tobacco, Alcohol and Illegal Drug Consumption among Adolescents: Relationship with Lifestyle and
Alcohol
Environment,” Anales Españoles de Pediatria 55 (August 2001):121–128; and Carol, G., et al., “Alcohol and Drug Abuse: A Preliminary
Investigation of Cocaine Craving Among Persons With and Without Schizophrenia,” Psychiatric Services 52 (August 2001):1029–1031.
and
Use
Alcohol
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APPENDIX BINGE DRINKING IN PAST YEAR AND PAST MONTH,

Table 3-1 BY SITE—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Percent Who Said They Binged
Primary City In Past Year In Past Month

Albany/Capital Area, NY 65.1% 53.2%
Albuquerque, NM 82.0 70.2
Anchorage, AK 78.5 69.5
Atlanta, GA 52.3 42.5
Birmingham, AL 55.6 48.5
Charlotte-Metro, NC 56.4 47.6
Chicago, IL 51.0 44.2
Cleveland, OH 59.3 54.1
Dallas, TX 56.7 46.1
Denver, CO 71.2 62.9
Des Moines, IA 69.3 56.1
Detroit, MI 47.2 38.4
Fort Lauderdale, FL 60.6 52.6
Honolulu, HI 59.9 46.4
Houston, TX 50.7 41.0
Indianapolis, IN 61.0 50.6
Laredo, TX 75.2 64.6
Las Vegas, NV 65.7 53.6
Miami, FL 50.6 40.2
Minneapolis, MN 64.9 54.3
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New Orleans, LA 52.7 36.0
New York, NY 55.5 39.8
Oklahoma City, OK 72.1 61.3
Omaha, NE 61.4 51.0
Philadelphia, PA 47.0 35.4
Phoenix, AZ 64.3 54.2
3
Portland, OR 57.5 40.5
Sacramento, CA 60.7 51.7
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Salt Lake City, UT 61.9 48.6
San Antonio, TX 54.7 43.5
San Diego, CA 67.0 54.5
San Jose, CA 72.1 61.0
Seattle, WA 63.2 52.1
Spokane, WA 67.5 55.9
Tucson, AZ 70.5 59.2
Ta b l e s
Median 61.0% 51.7%
Note: Binge drinking is defined as consuming five or more drinks on one occasion at least one day a month. See Table 3-1 for definitions of various levels
of heavy drinking. The questions were asked of adult male arrestees who said they had consumed alcohol in the past year.
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APPENDIX BINGE DRINKING, PAST MONTH, BY AGE AND RACE, BY

Table 3-2a SITE—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Age Race
Primary City Under 21 21-25 26-30 31-35 36+ White Black

Albany/Capital Area, NY 53.0% 45.6% 53.9% 47.8% 58.0% 66.1% 41.2%
Albuquerque, NM 66.0 75.0 67.7 68.5 71.5 61.4 59.5
Anchorage, AK 56.8 70.6 76.1 65.0 72.7 70.6 46.7
Atlanta, GA 23.8 37.0 43.4 43.7 48.8 61.0 41.1
Birmingham, AL 32.9 49.0 56.2 58.1 47.8 60.7 45.3
Charlotte-Metro, NC 30.3 40.2 33.4 73.9 54.9 70.4 34.8
Chicago, IL 31.9 44.9 52.3 45.2 50.2 56.1 41.1
Cleveland, OH 46.3 47.6 62.4 66.6 53.3 66.9 48.7
Dallas, TX 30.5 56.5 50.2 41.9 46.7 54.9 35.6
Denver, CO 44.4 55.2 63.9 60.4 73.9 65.4 48.5
Des Moines, IA 52.7 73.0 51.8 50.8 53.4 57.1 51.3
Detroit, MI 23.3 38.2 32.1 39.0 51.8 58.0 34.0
Fort Lauderdale, FL 40.5 37.0 50.0 66.3 62.3 63.2 41.8
Honolulu, HI 49.2 55.5 41.2 42.4 45.1 51.5 57.6
Houston, TX 39.0 40.8 45.8 35.5 42.9 60.5 27.7
Indianapolis, IN 33.4 38.7 44.8 52.5 65.7 62.2 40.9
Laredo, TX 55.1 65.2 68.6 70.5 64.5 64.6 69.6
Las Vegas, NV 47.6 48.2 53.4 56.8 56.6 58.7 50.9
Miami, FL 17.8 40.9 39.1 45.2 44.5 46.7 34.3
Minneapolis, MN 45.0 59.1 44.0 66.1 56.3 73.6 41.6
Ta b l e s
New Orleans, LA 17.0 24.2 43.9 41.3 55.7 68.5 31.1

New York, NY 33.8 30.0 40.9 42.7 43.8 44.1 39.4
Oklahoma City, OK 56.7 64.9 63.3 58.5 61.9 64.9 54.6
Omaha, NE 39.6 47.3 55.1 49.9 57.6 60.8 40.8
Philadelphia, PA 23.5 35.1 27.0 29.0 50.4 63.1 30.1
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Phoenix, AZ 55.4 54.0 55.0 51.7 54.4 52.2 44.1

Portland, OR 42.7 32.1 47.9 39.2 40.2 43.9 33.4
Sacramento, CA 52.3 49.6 52.5 59.3 49.2 54.2 48.9
Salt Lake City, UT 48.2 46.7 47.5 44.1 52.7 46.6 28.0
San Antonio, TX 30.2 57.1 47.3 34.8 41.6 42.6 30.0
San Diego, CA 45.4 62.2 56.5 67.7 48.1 62.6 42.7
San Jose, CA 63.6 57.9 42.0 62.4 69.7 65.1 53.5
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Seattle, WA 58.6 52.2 53.4 49.1 50.3 58.0 42.6

Spokane, WA 57.3 59.8 48.6 55.5 57.0 53.7 59.7
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Tucson, AZ 57.4 61.1 51.5 56.6 64.1 58.9 55.1

Median 45.0% 49.0% 50.2% 51.7% 53.4% 60.7% 41.8%
Note: Binge drinking is defined as consuming five or more drinks on one occasion at least one day a month. See Table 3-1 for definitions of various levels
of heavy drinking. The questions were asked of adult male arrestees who said they had consumed alcohol in the past year.
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APPENDIX BINGE DRINKING, PAST MONTH, BY DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC

Table 3-2b CHARACTERISTICS, BY SITE—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Employment Status Education Household Status Health Insurance Status

No High
Not High School Not Have Have No
Primary City Working a
Workinga Schoolb Diploma Homeless Homeless Insurance Insurance
Albany/Capital Area, NY 55.2% 50.2% 53.7% 51.9% 67.8% 52.7% 44.5% 58.2%
Albuquerque, NM 71.1 68.4 70.4 69.8 91.0 69.1 65.6 72.7
Anchorage, AK 70.3 68.4 68.6 72.9 82.9 67.7 68.8 69.4
Atlanta, GA 40.9 46.0 42.0 43.3 63.8 40.1 33.5 49.1
Birmingham, AL 51.1 44.0 45.1 55.1 43.3 48.6 44.1 52.2
Charlotte-Metro, NC 57.6 31.9 54.7 32.4 76.4 46.0 40.7 53.1
Chicago, IL 43.9 44.7 43.6 45.2 62.2 43.5 39.5 47.7
Cleveland, OH 54.0 54.2 54.8 52.6 84.1 52.7 54.7 53.6
Dallas, TX 45.0 48.9 44.3 49.2 57.8 45.5 41.2 48.5
Denver, CO 62.0 64.7 62.4 63.6 78.0 60.1 59.1 64.5
Des Moines, IA 58.6 52.6 56.4 55.5 72.0 55.1 58.3 54.7
Detroit, MI 39.7 36.2 40.4 34.1 39.9 38.4 35.3 41.4
Fort Lauderdale, FL 56.6 40.8 52.9 52.1 91.6 50.8 51.5 53.6
Honolulu, HI 47.0 45.7 45.9 47.9 50.6 45.5 44.4 48.8
Houston, TX 41.9 38.6 41.5 40.2 48.5 40.8 39.7 41.9
Indianapolis, IN 50.3 51.3 50.3 50.9 61.0 50.1 50.3 51.3
Laredo, TX 70.7 52.8 70.9 59.0 42.9 64.6 62.2 65.9
Las Vegas, NV 54.5 51.6 53.3 55.0 70.9 52.2 55.2 52.7
Miami, FL 41.1 38.3 40.0 40.4 54.7 39.1 37.9 41.9
Minneapolis, MN 53.6 55.5 56.0 49.2 49.5 54.6 58.7 50.0
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New Orleans, LA 37.6 33.1 38.7 33.2 52.1 35.2 32.8 37.9
New York, NY 38.7 40.7 38.2 42.3 48.9 38.8 38.0 41.1
Oklahoma City, OK 62.5 58.4 62.0 59.2 58.6 61.5 56.1 63.9
Omaha, NE 48.8 59.1 53.0 46.8 55.0 50.9 48.9 53.0
Philadelphia, PA 39.5 30.7 39.0 26.3 34.3 35.5 32.5 37.8
Phoenix, AZ 55.9 50.1 55.6 51.3 67.4 52.9 53.9 54.5
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Portland, OR 44.9 35.8 42.5 35.1 48.1 39.5 41.0 39.8
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Sacramento, CA 52.3 50.7 50.4 55.8 53.8 51.6 49.9 53.3
Salt Lake City, UT 49.2 47.2 47.2 50.9 62.6 47.4 52.8 46.8
San Antonio, TX 46.2 37.0 45.6 39.6 46.2 43.4 41.5 44.7
San Diego, CA 56.6 51.6 54.2 55.7 70.9 52.1 52.1 55.9
San Jose, CA 58.3 67.1 60.9 61.5 82.2 58.2 57.7 63.1
Seattle, WA 54.6 48.1 50.1 60.1 63.7 50.6 51.7 52.7
Spokane, WA 56.0 55.9 54.8 60.0 48.5 56.5 56.3 55.7
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Tucson, AZ 58.3 61.1 61.1 55.3 66.8 58.0 57.6 60.0

Median 53.6% 50.1% 52.9% 51.3% 61.0% 50.8% 50.3% 51.7%
a. These terms are not the same as employed and unemployed. “Not working” may refer, for example, to arrestees who do seasonal work but
currently are not working.
b. At least a high school diploma.
Note: Binge drinking is defined as consuming five or more drinks on one occasion at least one day a month. See Table 3-1 for definitions of vari-
ous levels of heavy drinking. The questions were asked of adult male arrestees who said they had consumed alcohol in the past year.
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Percent Who Were Level of Drinking

Binge Drinkers
Primary City (Any Level) Heavy Heavier Heaviest Heavy/NHSDA
Albany/Capital Area, NY 53.2% 25.6% 5.6% 21.6% 34.1%

Albuquerque, NM 70.2 40.6 7.0 22.4 39.3
Anchorage, AK 69.5 38.0 7.7 23.7 38.8
Atlanta, GA 42.5 18.2 6.2 17.7 28.6
Birmingham, AL 48.5 22.6 5.6 19.8 28.6
Charlotte-Metro, NC 47.6 24.7 3.3 18.5 25.5
Chicago, IL 44.2 23.6 7.1 13.5 27.6
Cleveland, OH 54.1 23.0 9.5 21.6 37.0
Dallas, TX 46.1 27.5 6.3 12.1 23.3
Denver, CO 62.9 32.4 8.1 22.4 38.4
Des Moines, IA 56.1 31.5 9.2 15.1 29.1
Detroit, MI 38.4 19.1 4.7 14.5 24.4
Fort Lauderdale, FL 52.6 24.1 5.2 23.1 34.9
Honolulu, HI 46.4 24.8 4.1 17.0 25.9
Houston, TX 41.0 23.2 6.9 10.9 22.5
Indianapolis, IN 50.6 26.7 7.1 16.5 28.4
Laredo, TX 64.6 37.9 14.2 12.3 35.5
Las Vegas, NV 53.6 27.0 7.0 19.3 31.6
Miami, FL 40.2 26.4 3.4 10.2 17.7
Minneapolis, MN 54.3 33.6 9.1 11.1 29.5
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New Orleans, LA 36.0 17.6 4.9 12.7 21.0

New York, NY 39.8 18.3 5.8 14.7 23.6
Oklahoma City, OK 61.3 31.5 7.0 22.5 37.2
Omaha, NE 51.0 31.2 6.5 13.2 26.8
Philadelphia, PA 35.4 18.1 5.5 11.5 21.7
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Phoenix, AZ 54.2 30.1 6.1 17.9 30.8

Portland, OR 40.5 24.7 3.9 11.3 18.4
Sacramento, CA 51.7 27.3 5.3 18.1 29.0
Salt Lake City, UT 48.6 31.2 5.3 12.0 23.2
San Antonio, TX 43.5 24.4 6.2 12.9 23.5
San Diego, CA 54.5 29.8 6.6 17.7 31.7
San Jose, CA 61.0 32.9 5.5 22.6 34.2
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Spokane, WA 55.9 32.3 8.6 14.6 30.6

Tucson, AZ 59.2 26.8 7.6 24.1 37.9
Median 51.7% 26.8% 6.2% 17.0% 29.0%
Note: Binge drinking is defined as consuming five or more drinks on one occasion at least once a month. See Table 3-1 for definitions of various
levels of heavy drinking. The questions were asked of adult male arrestees who said they had consumed alcohol in the past year.
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Table 3-4a DEPENDENCE, PAST YEAR, BY AGE GROUP BY SITE, 2000
Primary City Overall (Any Age) Under 21 21– 25 26–30 31–35 36+
Albany/Capital Area, NY 35.1% 25.2% 40.6% 32.5% 39.7% 37.6%

Albuquerque, NM 45.9 35.2 45.9 46.3 46.4 50.6
Anchorage, AK 44.9 32.6 36.8 51.0 46.8 49.5
Atlanta, GA 29.4 19.1 24.3 23.5 38.9 32.8
Birmingham, AL 25.6 14.7 28.3 30.0 27.3 26.6
Charlotte-Metro, NC 26.7 15.8 35.9 13.9 32.5 33.9
Chicago, IL 25.5 16.4 25.2 32.1 32.7 28.4
Cleveland, OH 33.8 29.8 21.3 38.9 45.1 36.4
Dallas, TX 24.3 14.7 30.9 24.4 17.3 28.3
Denver, CO 38.2 11.1 25.3 36.7 45.2 52.5
Des Moines, IA 31.5 25.4 37.0 31.8 32.6 30.5
Detroit, MI 26.5 13.8 25.3 26.1 23.3 38.5
Fort Lauderdale, FL 29.5 20.3 22.4 27.4 43.1 33.2
Honolulu, HI 29.0 28.6 29.6 29.8 24.5 30.1
Houston, TX 22.0 17.4 21.3 24.7 15.8 27.9
Indianapolis, IN 33.8 13.9 24.4 23.8 36.7 49.7
Laredo, TX 33.4 26.0 32.9 40.7 30.7 35.0
Las Vegas, NV 32.1 24.3 23.2 29.1 40.0 36.4
Miami, FL 21.4 12.0 23.5 18.2 21.8 24.1
Minneapolis, MN 32.5 22.9 35.7 30.6 39.6 34.5
New Orleans, LA 22.0 17.2 9.8 20.9 28.6 35.7
New York, NY 22.2 14.6 12.3 23.7 27.6 25.8
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Oklahoma City, OK 39.0 27.2 43.3 36.3 34.6 45.0
Omaha, NE 20.6 19.6 14.9 17.7 21.1 27.9
Philadelphia, PA 21.5 8.6 16.9 11.9 25.4 36.1
Phoenix, AZ 33.5 32.0 32.2 33.1 34.4 34.7
Portland, OR 24.5 22.7 23.6 30.6 21.1 24.0
Sacramento, CA 34.1 36.9 28.3 37.9 29.8 35.6
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Salt Lake City, UT 31.2 28.4 29.5 34.7 19.9 36.8
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San Antonio, TX 25.7 17.6 38.5 15.7 20.8 26.9
San Diego, CA 33.7 18.3 36.8 29.6 42.6 35.3
San Jose, CA 43.5 45.7 33.0 46.7 41.0 47.1
Seattle, WA 33.4 31.4 30.2 31.6 33.7 36.2
Spokane, WA 36.9 33.7 36.1 32.3 50.9 33.9
Tucson, AZ 38.1 38.0 38.1 38.3 37.1 38.5
Median 31.5% 22.7% 27.1% 30.6% 32.7% 35.0%
Ta b l e s
Note: The questions were asked of adult male arrestees who said they had consumed alcohol.
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Table 3-4b DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, BY SITE, 2000
Employment Status Education Household Status Health Insurance Status

No High
Not High School Not Have Have No
Primary City Working a
Workinga Schoolb Diploma Homeless Homeless Insurance Insurance
Albuquerque, NM 42.5 53.6 45.9 46.1 68.3 44.7 42.1 48.0
Anchorage, AK 43.1 46.7 45.1 44.1 76.0 40.8 44.9 44.3
Atlanta, GA 27.3 34.0 27.8 33.0 38.0 28.5 22.5 34.6
Birmingham, AL 26.6 24.2 19.9 37.2 25.1 25.7 21.1 29.5
Chicago, IL 24.0 27.6 25.6 25.3 58.2 24.1 19.0 29.7
Cleveland, OH 33.2 34.8 30.8 39.8 62.8 32.5 28.5 37.6
Dallas, TX 24.6 24.0 22.8 27.0 41.0 23.4 21.0 25.9
Denver, CO 35.6 43.6 39.4 35.7 57.3 34.7 33.5 40.6
Des Moines, IA 27.9 37.0 30.8 33.8 49.1 30.4 24.7 35.7
Detroit, MI 25.5 28.6 26.9 25.8 37.2 26.1 24.5 28.5
Honolulu, HI 26.9 31.1 28.3 32.3 45.8 25.6 27.5 30.8
Houston, TX 22.9 19.7 23.3 19.6 40.0 21.4 20.5 22.9
Indianapolis, IN 34.1 33.0 32.6 35.3 46.6 33.2 27.5 38.1
Laredo, TX 38.0 24.6 37.2 30.1 18.9 33.1 30.8 34.7
Las Vegas, NV 29.5 37.2 30.6 37.3 59.9 29.7 25.2 35.6
Miami, FL 19.0 26.4 21.5 21.4 42.6 19.8 17.3 24.0
Minneapolis, MN 28.7 37.8 33.0 31.4 41.7 31.8 33.3 31.7
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New Orleans, LA 21.9 22.1 24.2 19.8 42.5 21.2 19.4 23.7
New York, NY 16.9 26.2 22.5 21.6 38.8 20.2 23.5 21.2
Oklahoma City, OK 39.2 38.4 39.7 36.6 32.9 39.3 32.0 42.3
Omaha, NE 18.3 28.6 19.4 25.4 40.4 20.1 19.6 21.6
Philadelphia, PA 19.3 24.2 23.2 17.4 41.5 21.0 20.7 22.2
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Phoenix, AZ 34.2 31.7 33.3 33.9 47.6 32.2 30.7 35.2

Portland, OR 23.6 25.5 25.0 23.2 30.5 23.7 22.8 26.2
Sacramento, CA 30.1 38.2 34.1 35.1 36.3 33.9 32.9 35.3
Salt Lake City, UT 30.2 33.7 31.0 32.0 45.5 30.1 34.3 29.9
San Antonio, TX 24.2 29.4 26.8 23.5 64.1 24.8 25.1 29.8
San Diego, CA 31.6 37.0 34.8 29.9 61.1 29.5 31.2 35.2
San Jose, CA 38.5 54.6 43.7 42.9 74.2 39.5 31.2 51.2
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Spokane, WA 34.1 39.9 33.3 49.0 27.6 37.6 32.9 39.8

Tucson, AZ 36.3 41.6 37.3 39.8 51.9 35.8 36.7 38.5
Median 29.5% 29.5% 31.0% 32.3% 45.5% 29.7% 26.9% 34.6%
a. These terms are not the same as employed and unemployed. “Not working” may refer, for example, to arrestees who do seasonal work but
currently are not working.
b. At least a high school diploma.
Note: The questions were asked of adult male arrestees who said they had consumed alcohol in the past year.
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Table 3-5 MONTH, BY LEVEL OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, BY SITE, 2000
Primary City Consumed No Alcohol Heavy Drinker Heavier Drinker Heaviest Drinker
Albany/Capital Area, NY 30.6% 65.5% 76.7% 87.6%

Albuquerque, NM 22.8 54.4 82.6 87.3
Anchorage, AK 57.7 65.8 78.3 86.8
Atlanta, GA 56.8 58.7 57.2 82.6
Birmingham, AL 34.3 45.3 72.9 81.8
Charlotte-Metro, NC 27.6 59.2 39.0 91.2
Chicago, IL 24.1 61.6 76.1 76.7
Cleveland, OH 73.6 60.4 88.9 85.8
Dallas, TX 56.6 47.3 69.5 74.1
Denver, CO 42.4 55.3 72.8 88.6
Des Moines, IA 46.5 63.7 79.2 90.1
Detroit, MI 48.1 56.1 83.5 83.1
Fort Lauderdale, FL 46.6 53.4 70.1 77.0
Honolulu, HI 45.8 59.2 64.7 90.0
Houston, TX 21.8 45.4 82.2 86.5
Indianapolis, IN 52.3 65.0 65.7 88.6
Laredo, TX 29.1 46.8 71.0 81.4
Las Vegas, NV 52.2 53.2 68.5 82.4
Miami, FL 51.4 54.7 83.0 90.6
Minneapolis, MN 37.2 60.6 82.3 80.2
New Orleans, LA 49.8 59.4 56.8 81.4
New York, NY 51.1 65.5 79.2 79.9
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Oklahoma City, OK 31.8 50.0 84.0 88.6
Omaha, NE 37.0 39.2 61.8 66.8
Philadelphia, PA 37.0 56.5 43.4 84.2
Phoenix, AZ 49.2 62.3 79.0 84.6
Portland, OR 60.9 63.3 52.9 85.6
Sacramento, CA 31.3 58.5 68.9 83.9
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Salt Lake City, UT 52.8 64.9 66.6 84.8
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San Antonio, TX 40.4 51.7 84.3 89.3
San Diego, CA 48.6 61.3 50.7 83.8
San Jose, CA 29.2 71.1 71.8 86.2
Seattle, WA 50.6 52.3 71.2 89.2
Spokane, WA 30.2 72.1 72.2 83.7
Tucson, AZ 58.3 56.7 74.5 88.7
Median 46.5% 58.7% 72.2% 84.8%
Ta b l e s
Note: For the definitions of these levels of alcohol consumption, see Table 3-1.
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Table 3-6 DRUG DEPENDENCE, BY AGE WHEN DRINKING BEGAN, BY SITE, 2000
Arrestees at Risk for Alcohol Dependence Arrestees at Risk for Drug Dependence
Who First Used Drugs at Age: Who First Used Drugs at Age:
Primary City Under 14 14–20 Over 20 Under 14 14-20 Over 20
Albany/Capital Area, NY 54.3% 41.9% 25.0% 40.8% 32.6% 45.2%

Albuquerque, NM 62.7 47.1 33.1 48.0 41.4 31.2
Anchorage, AK 60.3 48.5 33.4 41.4 30.3 16.4
Atlanta, GA 62.5 45.2 38.2 56.8 45.5 31.1
Birmingham, AL 51.4 39.0 27.1 61.6 36.2 28.4
Charlotte-Metro, NC 50.5 47.4 15.7 50.5 47.4 27.6
Chicago, IL 40.2 44.1 30.5 56.9 56.8 50.2
Cleveland, OH 67.2 43.5 38.8 61.2 39.7 25.0
Dallas, TX 49.4 36.8 17.6 34.7 36.8 21.0
Denver, CO 52.5 43.9 36.7 41.1 28.5 20.4
Des Moines, IA 54.5 32.3 25.7 60.5 46.7 17.8
Detroit, MI 59.4 46.5 21.6 58.6 48.3 21.6
Honolulu, HI 54.7 31.2 21.5 64.0 44.1 22.9
Houston, TX 45.4 33.1 22.8 55.1 33.6 21.6
Indianapolis, IN 65.3 43.6 31.6 57.8 33.2 18.3
Laredo, TX 47.5 41.0 18.0 61.2 27.2 14.7
Las Vegas, NV 55.5 35.0 27.8 52.7 38.6 22.1
Miami, FL 58.7 36.6 13.9 51.2 40.0 22.8
Minneapolis, MN 51.7 43.6 22.5 54.6 44.7 16.3
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New Orleans, LA 37.7 33.8 35.4 55.6 41.4 29.2

New York, NY 41.3 30.0 26.2 55.3 42.6 47.6
Oklahoma City, OK 46.0 47.2 47.0 58.8 43.0 31.2
Omaha, NE 32.5 26.3 19.8 47.9 31.6 25.4
Philadelphia, PA 49.8 35.3 27.5 63.2 51.2 40.1
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Phoenix, AZ 46.2 40.1 25.9 64.3 43.2 26.5

Portland, OR 35.6 29.3 23.0 54.8 35.2 23.4
Sacramento, CA 49.3 40.4 31.7 57.4 39.3 48.1
Salt Lake City, UT 38.5 36.2 27.2 61.4 36.7 3.4
San Antonio, TX 60.7 31.0 21.6 37.4 33.9 12.7
San Diego, CA 59.6 37.6 30.1 59.7 42.6 20.2
San Jose, CA 47.0 51.1 54.0 61.6 42.8 15.2
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Seattle, WA 48.0 39.7 17.4 57.3 41.6 27.2

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Spokane, WA 52.6 37.2 24.8 63.5 37.9 28.7

Tucson, AZ 57.2 42.5 16.9 61.5 43.0 23.0
Median 51.7% 40.1% 26.2% 56.9% 40.0% 23.4%
Note: Question about age at first use was asked of adult male arrestees who said they had used alcohol or drugs in the past year.
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Table 3-7 USE—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, BY DRUG BY SITE, 2000
Percent of Arrestees Who Reported No Binge Percent of Arrestees Who Reported Heaviest
Drinkinga in Past Month and Who Used: Alcohol Usea in Past Month and Who Used:
Any NIDA-5 Any NIDA-5
Primary City Marijuana Crack Cocaine Heroin Drugb Marijuana Crack Cocaine Heroin Drugb
Albuquerque, NM 33.9 12.2 11.6 49.8 69.8 28.2 24.8 81.4
Anchorage, AK 27.1 9.8 0.5 36.4 52.4 31.1 2.2 64.3
Atlanta, GA 30.8 15.8 1.7 41.5 38.9 44.5 3.2 66.0
Birmingham, AL 34.7 11.5 1.1 41.0 52.4 32.3 0.9 60.8
Chicago, IL 33.7 12.6 23.7 56.3 53.3 39.5 32.3 87.7
Cleveland, OH 40.6 11.9 3.2 48.6 62.7 45.2 4.8 79.1
Dallas, TX 33.1 9.8 3.3 41.8 64.7 23.3 4.8 77.1
Denver, CO 39.9 14.5 3.4 49.3 57.1 32.1 5.5 69.2
Des Moines, IA 34.3 4.8 1.2 44.7 60.5 20.0 0.0 71.1
Detroit, MI 46.9 8.8 5.3 55.5 56.5 35.3 15.2 73.5
Honolulu, HI 32.2 11.5 5.7 51.2 55.6 24.7 12.6 69.7
Houston, TX 30.4 8.3 0.3 37.2 49.1 19.9 1.5 60.1
Indianapolis, IN 37.1 11.3 0.6 41.4 50.2 28.1 2.6 58.5
Laredo, TX 19.3 5.2 13.5 36.1 37.5 9.4 13.2 56.0
Las Vegas, NV 33.7 10.3 3.9 51.3 46.7 24.2 6.4 66.9
Miami, FL 28.1 9.4 3.4 36.1 53.5 46.9 10.3 75.5
Minneapolis, MN 45.8 15.8 3.4 53.5 63.7 30.0 0.0 74.1
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New Orleans, LA 46.6 8.4 16.7 58.1 54.2 34.7 8.6 66.8
New York, NY 43.4 15.2 19.1 68.2 55.0 34.5 21.3 82.1
Oklahoma City, OK 43.9 10.3 0.4 52.1 66.5 19.3 1.3 73.5
Omaha, NE 51.0 4.8 0.8 57.9 58.8 20.5 3.3 71.5
Philadelphia, PA 45.8 12.9 7.4 56.7 58.7 35.8 12.4 69.3
Phoenix, AZ 30.2 17.2 9.1 52.8 53.1 34.0 10.8 72.7
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Portland, OR 33.4 9.5 11.6 52.5 52.3 18.7 10.3 74.3
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Sacramento, CA 42.1 9.2 3.8 58.5 55.9 19.6 9.9 68.4
Salt Lake City, UT 26.1 5.1 4.8 45.1 47.2 12.8 1.8 55.8
San Antonio, TX 28.2 5.3 9.3 35.9 37.5 6.5 9.3 62.0
San Diego, CA 29.8 8.0 6.7 52.3 59.8 15.9 5.5 74.4
San Jose, CA 34.6 4.3 0.5 47.0 42.4 14.2 6.5 56.0
Seattle, WA 36.7 14.1 11.8 52.9 59.7 35.4 11.0 73.3
Spokane, WA 40.1 11.7 7.7 50.3 61.8 19.6 10.9 75.0
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Tucson, AZ 32.8 16.9 6.0 50.9 64.9 34.6 14.7 82.1

Median 34.0% 10.3% 3.8% 50.3% 55.6% 28.1% 6.4% 71.1%
a. Binge drinking is defined as consuming five or more drinks on one occasion at least one day a month. See Table 3-1 for definitions of various
levels of heavy drinking.
b. The NIDA-5 drugs are cocaine, marijuana, opiates, methamphetamine, and PCP. They were established by the National Institute on Drug
Abuse as a standard panel of commonly used illegal drugs.
Note: The questions were asked of adult male arrestees who said they used drugs in the past month.
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IV. Drug Markets
by Bruce G. Taylor and Michael Costa* Areas of focus

The ADAM redesign generates information
L
aw enforcement agencies often base
about extent of participation in drug mar-
their strategies for controlling drug
kets, method of acquisition (whether cash
markets on tactical or anecdotal
or noncash), place of purchase (on the street
information and the experience of their
or indoors), neighborhood of purchase, and
officers. That approach is useful but limit-
difficulties in locating and buying drugs.
ed. Aside from the DEA’s monitoring sys-
The analyses presented here focus on two
tems, which track only a small number of
areas: buyer behavior and transaction
communities, there are few other informa-
dynamics. The first analysis covers the
tion resources. The ADAM redesign makes
activities of buyers in the environment of
it possible for the first time to obtain infor-
the drug market. The second analysis cov-
mation about drug markets from a large
ers the specific drugs obtained, the quanti-
number of buyers at the local level. This
ties obtained, the frequency of transactions,
information, on a wide variety of topics
and the amount of money exchanged.
related to drug markets, can help criminal
justice and law enforcement policymakers Previous research on drug markets suggests
and practitioners to design better strategies. that while they all operate according to the
(For discussion of the DEA drug market same general market principles,3 the dynam-
monitoring systems, see “Drug Market ics are likely to be somewhat different for
Monitoring by the DEA.”) each drug.4 This necessitates examining
each one separately. In most of this chapter
Much previous research on drug markets
the emphasis is on crack cocaine, powder
was carried out as single, stand-alone stud-
cocaine, and marijuana because, of the drugs
ies, and include a rich tradition of ethno-
analyzed by ADAM, these are the ones used
graphic studies,1 but the ADAM redesign
by the largest proportion of arrestees at the
makes possible multiple-site studies and
ADAM sites.5
analysis of trends. ADAM offers the oppor-
tunity to examine larger samples of drug
Drug
markets than are available in single-site Extent of drug market participation
studies; systematic analysis is possible
Adult male arrestees were asked whether
because all the ADAM sites have a uniform
they had obtained crack cocaine, powder
data collection procedure. The opportunity
cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, and
Markets
to explore drug markets was the result of a

heroin in the past 30 days. (See “Asking
cumulative process that began with the
about Drug Market Participation” for an
addition of questions about market partici-
explanation of the development and phras-
pation to the interview instrument fielded
ing of the question.) As measured by per-
in 1995 in six DUF (Drug Use Forecasting
centages of arrestees who participated, the
program) sites.2
marijuana market was the largest among
the five drugs. It is a finding consistent
with earlier ADAM data. Among all sites, 44
percent of arrestees, on average (median),6
* Bruce G. Taylor, Ph.D., is Deputy Director of the ADAM program. Michael Costa is a Senior Analyst with Abt Associates Inc.
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participated in the market for this drug in Paying for drugs

the month before their arrest. The range
The dollar value of a drug transaction can be
was 31 percent (Laredo) to 51 percent
difficult to calculate. When questions about
(Cleveland). In every site except one
drug acquisition were field tested by ADAM
(Laredo), the percentage of marijuana mar-
in focus groups of arrestees, the answers
ket participants was higher than for any of
confirmed what ethnographers have often
the other four drugs. (See Exhibit 4–1.)
reported: a substantial portion of the drug
Market participation for the other drugs was trade at the street level consists of combina-
much lower. An average 15 percent of adult tions of goods and services exchanged in
male arrestees participated in the crack addition to or in place of cash. For example,
cocaine market, with the range 5 percent to buy heroin, someone might pay $25 plus
(San Antonio) to 26 percent (Atlanta). For a radio for five “dime bags.”
powder cocaine, an average 15 percent par-
If only the cash part of this transaction were
ticipated, with a range of 4 percent
taken into account, the assumption would
(Sacramento) to 35 percent (Laredo). Heroin
be that five bags were worth $25. In fact,
attracted 5 percent of adult male arrestees as
they were sold for the equivalent street
market participants, with the range zero
value of about $50 (that is, $25 plus the cash
(Charlotte) to 24 percent (Chicago). And for
value of the radio). Other focus group partic-
methamphetamine, 3 percent of adult male
ipants said they received a specified amount
arrestees participated in the market, with the
of drugs in exchange for sexual favors or
range zero (Fort Lauderdale) to 32 percent
services, such as transporting drugs or mes-
(Honolulu). (See Appendix Table 4-1, which
sages and steering customers to the seller.
presents weighted and unweighted numbers
The “value” of the drugs on the market
of participants as well as percentages.)
remains the same; it is simply paid for
The DMP is a heroin purchase program that pro-

Drug Market Monitoring vides data on the purity, price, and origin of retail-
by the DEA level heroin available in major metropolitan areas
of the country. The data come from ten $100 pur-
Other than ADAM, the only other major program chases made quarterly in 22 locations.
that monitors local drug markets is the Drug
Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) price/purity The HSP uses laboratory analysis to determine the
tracking system. It has the following components: geographic source of heroin made from seizures at
U.S. ports of entry and from a sample of other
■ The System to Retrieve Information from Drug seizures and purchases by DEA and FBI agents.
Evidence (STRIDE) data system
Markets
DEA data in research

■ The Domestic Monitoring Program (DMP) STRIDE, DMP, and HSP data are used by
■ The Heroin Signature Program (HSP). researchers. STRIDE data have been used to esti-
mate the amount of pure drug purchased per dollar
System components spent. However, the data cannot reveal what dollar
The STRIDE system contains data on the price and expenditures are typical in retail drug markets
because the distribution of purchases made by
Drug
purity of outdoor drug purchases made by inform-

ants hired by the DEA. It is not a research pro- police, in STRIDE, is not the same as the distribu-
gram. STRIDE data are collected for operational tion of purchases by other buyers. STRIDE also
purposes and are obtained by recording nonran- does not account for drug purchases made indoors.
dom drug acquisitions made in support of criminal
By contrast, ADAM makes it possible to estimate
investigations. In addition to Federal agencies, the
the distribution of dollar expenditures for illicit drugs
Metropolitan Police Department of Washington,
by analyzing the responses made by arrestees to an
D.C., participates in this program.
array of questions about local drug markets.
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differently. Because the value of goods and cash for marijuana (in half the sites,
services must be taken into account, ADAM some 40 percent or more of arrestees
examines cash and noncash transactions, as paid cash). The proportion of arrestees
well as transactions that combine the two.7 who obtained crack by noncash means
was on average 17 percent among the
Fairly large proportions of market partici- sites. By contrast, for powder cocaine,
pants did not rely solely on cash to obtain the proportion who obtained the drug by
marijuana, crack cocaine, or powder noncash means was almost twice as
cocaine.8 (See Appendix Table 4–2.) This large—33 percent among the sites.
was particularly true for marijuana.
Marijuana market participants at most of
Cash-only transactions
the sites were more likely to have used
noncash only transactions than to have The marijuana market was the one least
paid cash. In half the sites, 43 percent or likely to involve cash-only transactions.
more used noncash means to obtain this The proportion of arrestees who paid cash
drug, while 34 percent, on average, used for this substance was lower than the pro-
combination (cash and noncash) transac- portions who did so for crack or powder
tions, and 23 percent used cash-only trans- cocaine. In the marijuana market, the pro-
actions. (See also Exhibit 4–2.) portion of arrestees who paid cash exceeded
one-third in only 6 of the 23 sites analyzed.
Conversely, cash-only transactions were (See Appendix Table 4–2.) In both the crack
more common in the crack and powder and powder cocaine markets, the propor-
cocaine markets. For both these drugs, tions paying cash for these drugs exceeded
the proportions who paid cash were one-third in almost all sites (17 of the 23
higher than the proportions who paid sites and 18 of the 23 sites, respectively).
Exhibit 4-1: Extent of drug market participation in the past month, by selected drugs–ranges among the
sites–adult male arrestees, 2000
60%
50
40
✴
30
0
0
20
0
Drug
10
0
Markets
Marijuana Crack Cocaine Powder Cocaine Heroin Methamphetamine
0 = Outliers: values between 1.5 and 3 box lengths from the upper or lower edge of the box, where the box
length is the interquartile range. See table for names of outlier sites.
✴ = Extreme values: those more than three box lengths from the upper or lower edge of the box. See table
for names of sites.
= Interquartile range: the distance between the 75th percentile site value and the 25th percentile site value.
= Median: the site at the 50th percentile rank.
Note: The broken lines mark the medians, the boxes the interquartile range, and the “whiskers” the top and bottom
of the range for each measure among the sites.
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Exhibit 4-2: Drug transaction types (cash and other), by selected drugs–ranges among the sites–adult
male arrestees, 2000
100 %
✴
0
80 ✴
60
✴
✴
40
0
0
20
0
0 0
0 0
CASH NONCASH COMBINATION CASH NONCASH COMBINATION CASH NONCASH COMBINATION
Marijuana Crack Cocaine Powder Cocaine
Legend: See Exhibit 4-1.
through “cash” and “noncash” transactions (e.g.,

Asking about Drug by trading property or sex). In this way, the
Market Participation arrestee’s attention focused on one real event—
the last one in the 30-day period, and he was
When the ADAM redesign was under way, early given the opportunity to describe it accurately.
testing of the new interview questions about drug Overall, there is little reason to believe that the
market participation revealed that arrestees were “last” transaction is necessarily different from the
often unable to accurately describe a “typical” other transactions, and thus the approach should
exchange in which they obtained a drug. They produce a representative account of the nature of
either resorted to “war stories” of “best scores” or drug exchanges among arrestees.
tried to describe an average transaction on the
basis of a number of different transactions. The Sources for the question redesign
pilot data also indicated that among arrestees In designing the new drug market section of the
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involved in the drug market, drug purchases were ADAM survey, the ADAM team consulted with
frequent. Many obtained drugs several times a researchers and practitioners who had expertise in
week and some did so several times per day, the area of drug markets. Additionally, focus
employing a wide range of methods and types of groups were conducted among street-level drug
exchanges. As with all events that take place fre- marketers, drug buyers, and sellers who had
quently, separate episodes blend together and did recently been arrested. The focus groups brought
so in the interviewees’ memories. This made it dif- to light information that proved essential to the
Drug
ficult to create an accurate “average” transaction. development of the new drug market questions.
For example, the ADAM team decided on the basis
The new interview question of the focus groups that it would be very difficult
For these reasons, “typical” was not a cognitively to collect valid data on direct involvement in sell-
feasible term for describing an arrestee’s drug ing drugs. People were understandably reluctant to
market transaction. Instead, arrestees were asked discuss this type of illegal behavior. For that rea-
to describe the last (most recent) instance in son, the drug market section of the interview
which they obtained drugs in the past 30 days focused on buyers’ views of market dynamics.
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Noncash-only transactions second, however. For crack, in half the

Among the various types of noncash trans- sites 11 percent of the noncash transactions
actions, the most common was receiving it involved credit with cash paid later. The
as a “gift” (that is, paying nothing for it). figures for powder cocaine and marijuana
Examples of gifts are marijuana joints given were 7 percent and 5 percent, respectively.
or shared at a party or sharing crack. Gifts
dominated noncash transactions for all three Cash and noncash combined
drugs. For crack, the proportions of arrestees ADAM measures three types of “combina-
who said they received this drug as a gift tion” drug transactions. One consists of
was at least 56 percent in half the sites. (See two separate transactions, one cash and
Exhibit 4–3 and Appendix Table 4–3.) Gift- one noncash. The second combination
giving was even more pronounced in mari- consists of a single transaction in which
juana and powder cocaine transactions. Of the buyer simultaneously pays in both
noncash marijuana transactions, 76 percent cash and noncash (for example, $5 and a
on average involved receiving the drug as a watch). The third consists of two transac-
gift. The proportion who received marijuana tions, one involving noncash payment and
as a gift was greater than 60 percent in all the other both cash and noncash together.10
sites. Powder cocaine was received as a gift
Of the markets for the three drugs, crack
by about two-thirds (68 percent) of arrestees
and marijuana were those in which the
who used noncash transactions to obtain
proportion of arrestees who used combina-
this drug. In almost all sites (20 of the 23)
tion transactions was highest. In the crack
the proportion exceeded 60 percent.
cocaine market, 41 percent or more of
After gifts, the next most common method arrestees in half the sites used a combina-
of obtaining drugs was to buy on credit tion of cash and noncash, with the range
and pay cash later.9 It was not a close 9 percent (New York) to 53 percent
Exhibit 4-3: Noncash drug transactions involving gifts, by selected drugs–ranges among the sites–adult
male arrestees, 2000
100%
90
80
70
Drug
60
50
Markets
40
30
20
10
0

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(Anchorage). (See Appendix Table 4–2.) In drug markets, there were also differences
17 of the 23 sites, the proportion who between cash and noncash exchanges. (See
obtained crack this way exceeded one- Table 4–1 for the averages of the sites.)
third. For marijuana, the proportion who
obtained the drug by combination transac- Among arrestees who paid cash for mari-
tions was similar to crack cocaine, averag- juana, the largest proportion used a phone
ing 34 percent among the sites. In 13 of the or pager, with the next largest proportion
23 sites, more than one-third of marijuana going to someone’s house or apartment.
market participants obtained the drug this The averages among the sites for these two
way. In the powder cocaine market, the types of dealer contacts were 36 percent
proportions who used combination transac- and 25 percent, respectively. By contrast,
tions were generally lower than for the among arrestees who used noncash
other two drugs. Just under one-fourth of exchanges to obtain this drug, the propor-
arrestees on average obtained powder tion who contacted the dealer at work or in
cocaine this way, with the proportion bare- a social setting was by far the largest
ly surpassing 30 percent in only 3 sites. among the various methods of contact. In
half the sites, 48 percent or more contacted
The type of dominant transaction varied the dealer this way, while for the other
by site. In New York City, for example, types of contact the proportions were much
cash-only transactions dominated the mar- lower. (See Appendix Table 4–4.)
kets for all three drugs (in the crack and
powder cocaine markets, 90 percent of For cash purchases of crack cocaine the
arrestees paid cash only, and 79 percent picture was somewhat different. In contrast
paid cash only in the marijuana market). to marijuana, for crack the most common
The same was true of three other sites— method was to approach a dealer in a pub-
Cleveland, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami— lic place. The proportion of arrestees who
though not by margins as wide as in New paid cash for crack cocaine this way was
York. Noncash exchangers dominated the 43 percent or more in half the sites—more
markets for all three drugs in only one than double the proportion who bought
site—Spokane. Combination exchangers marijuana this way. The second most popu-
did not dominate all three drug markets in lar way to obtain crack with cash was by
any of the 23 sites. contacting a dealer by phone or pager. The
average was 30 percent among the sites.
Ways to contact dealers for noncash crack
Method of contacting drug dealers transactions resembled those for marijuana:
Arrestees were asked how they contacted Contacts were most often made at work or
dealers to obtain drugs. The methods of in a social setting, with the next most fre-
contact varied, and for each of the three quent method of contact approaching a
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METHOD OF CONTACTING DEALER TO OBTAIN SELECTED DRUGS ON CASH AND

Table 4-1 NONCASH BASIS—AVERAGES AMONG SITES—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Proportion Who Marijuana Crack Cocaine Powder Cocaine

Contacted
Dealer By: Cash Noncash Cash Noncash Cash Noncash
Drug
Using phone or pager 36% 15% 30% 16% 49% 21%

Going to house or
apartment 25 15 22 13 23 12
Approaching person
in public 20 16 43 23 20 14
Being with the person
at work or social setting 12 48 5 30 5 44
Other 2 5 1 6 1 6
64 Note: Figures are the averages (medians) of the 23 sites.
dealer in public (averages were 30 percent Minneapolis, New Orleans, and New York.
and 23 percent, respectively, among the Also, while cash purchases for powder
sites). (See Appendix Table 4–5.) cocaine were most often made by phone or
pager, this was not the case in Atlanta,
Much as in the cash marijuana market, Cleveland, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, New
cash purchases for powder cocaine tended Orleans, New York, and San Jose. In these
to be made by phone or pager. In half the cities, approaching a dealer in a public
sites, almost half the arrestees said they place was the most frequent way to contact
used a phone or pager to buy powder dealers. And while cash purchases of crack
cocaine in cash transactions. Noncash cocaine were most commonly made by
transactions of powder cocaine resembled approaching dealers in public places, in
those for marijuana and crack cocaine, with Albuquerque, Anchorage, Denver,
the largest proportion of arrestees (44 per- Indianapolis, Portland, Salt Lake City, and
cent among the sites, on average) saying Spokane, the most common method was to
they obtained the drug at work or social use a phone or pager. In four southwestern
settings. (See Appendix Table 4–6.) sites (Dallas, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, and
Whereas large proportions of arrestees Tucson), going to someone’s house or apart-
obtained drugs by noncash means at work ment was the most common method of
or in social settings, this was not the case buying crack with cash.
for cash purchases. Overall, only small pro-
portions of arrestees paid cash for any of Relationship of buyers to sellers11
the three drugs at work or in social set-
Do arrestees who obtain drugs have a regu-
tings. (See Appendix Tables 4–4, 4–5, and
lar dealer? Do they have only one dealer or
4–6). And only small proportions of
several? Does the number of dealers vary
arrestees engaged in noncash transactions
with the drug obtained? With the ADAM
by going to someone’s house or apartment
redesign, these and other questions about
to obtain any of the three drugs.
the relationships between buyers and sell-
The findings on noncash methods suggest ers are being explored. Crack cocaine was
they have two identifiable characteristics. the drug whose purchase in cash was most
First, the noncash events were, in most likely to involve two or more dealers. In
cases, opportunistic; that is, they occurred half the sites, 65 percent or more of adult
when someone happened to be at a social male arrestees said they bought crack from
setting or at work. In other words, they two or more dealers in the month before
may not have been planned. Second, the their arrest. The figures for marijuana and
arrestees who obtained drugs through non- powder cocaine were 42 percent and 34
cash transactions were acquainted with percent, respectively. (See Appendix Table
those who supplied them, suggesting they 4–7. Exhibit 4–4 presents the proportions
may be connected to other drug market par- of arrestees who made cash purchases from
Drug
ticipants. The cash methods suggest a well- two or more dealers.)
structured network of contacts that include
This pattern is particularly evident in sites
knowledge of dealers, as well as their beep-
like Houston (where 70 percent of arrestees
er numbers, phone numbers, and addresses.
used two or more dealers to buy crack,
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Some sites diverged from the patterns compared to 37 percent who did so when
noted above. For example, although mari- buying marijuana and 9 percent who did so
juana cash purchases were most often when buying powder cocaine), Phoenix
made by phone or pager in most sites, in (where 59 percent of arrestees used two or
some this was not the case. In eight sites, more dealers to buy crack, compared to 19
the most common method used by percent for powder cocaine), and San Jose
arrestees who paid cash for marijuana was (where 71 percent used two or more deal-
approaching a dealer in a public place. ers to buy crack, compared to the 15 per-
These sites were Atlanta, Cleveland, cent who did so to buy powder cocaine).
Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Miami,
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The large proportions of arrestees who percent (San Jose) to 62 percent (Tucson).
used two or more dealers to buy crack help In the marijuana market, the proportion
explain why the average number of dealers having a regular source was 46 percent or
used by crack cocaine market participants more in half the sites, with the range 36
was the highest among all three drugs. On percent (Salt Lake City) to 69 percent (New
average, crack market participants used 3.2 York). (See Appendix Table 4–8.) For all
dealers, a figure higher than the 1.9 dealers three drugs, the percentage who obtained
used by marijuana market participants and drugs from a regular source exceeded the
the 1.8 used by powder cocaine market percentage who obtained them from an
participants. occasional source, suggesting a certain sta-
bility in the markets.
The ADAM data reveal that particularly for
crack cocaine purchases made in cash, The percentages of arrestees who made
arrestees often had more than two dealers, their most recent cash purchase from a new
but they also show that arrestees common- source were fairly similar for all three
ly had a regular source, rather than either drugs studied. On average, 19 percent used
someone they dealt with occasionally or a a new source for crack; for marijuana the
new dealer. (See Exhibit 4–5.) This was the figure was 16 percent, and for powder
case in the markets for all three drugs stud- cocaine it was 13 percent.
ied. In the powder cocaine market, 61 per-
cent or more of arrestees bought from a reg- Drug markets often have go-betweens or
ular source. The range was 41 percent couriers who facilitate purchases and also
(Minneapolis) to 75 percent (Phoenix). In serve as “layers of protection” to preserve
the crack cocaine market, the proportion the seller’s anonymity. The ADAM analysis
who had a regular source was 49 percent or revealed that in none of the three drug mar-
more in half the sites, with the range 19 kets studied was there extensive use of
Exhibit 4-4: Use of two or more drug dealers to make cash purchases, by selected drugs–
ranges among the sites–adult male arrestees, 2000
100%
90
80 0
70
0
Markets
60 0
50
40 0
Drug
30
20
10
0
0
66 Legend: See Exhibit 4-1. Note: Reflects cash purchases made in the month before the arrest.
these facilitators by arrestees. On average, The media was quick to report on the high
in the marijuana market, 3 percent of levels of violence attendant on the emerging
arrestees used couriers, in the crack trafficking in crack cocaine.13 Researchers
cocaine market 3 percent used couriers, who subsequently documented the vio-
and in the powder cocaine market, 4 per- lence saw it as related to the characteris-
cent did so.12 (See Appendix Table 4–9.) In tics of the substance itself, the nature of
the crack cocaine market, the use of drug the market, and the marketing of the
couriers ranged from none (Houston) to 12 product.14
percent (Denver). In the marijuana market,
the range was none (Fort Lauderdale) to 7 When violent crime in urban areas began to
percent (Salt Lake City and San Diego). decline in the early 1990s, some observers
And in the powder cocaine market the suggested it was to some extent related to
range was none (Albuquerque, Cleveland, the changing nature of the crack markets.
Minneapolis, New York, and San Diego) to One change was that open air sales were
12 percent (Salt Lake City). being replaced by indoor transactions,
which were considered safer for buyers and
sellers.15 With ADAM now collecting infor-
Are outdoor purchases the norm? mation about drug markets, it is possible to
The emergence of crack cocaine markets in assess the extent to which particular drugs
urban areas of the United States in the late in particular places at particular times are
1980s and early 1990s brought the environ- sold outdoors or indoors.
mental context to the forefront as an impor-
tant variable in drug market dynamics. Extent of outdoor sales
Before the crack cocaine epidemic, drugs For crack, the image of the open air market
were typically sold indoors. But in many is confirmed in many sites. The proportion
cities crack was sold in open air markets. of arrestees who bought crack outdoors was
Exhibit 4-5: Most recent cash purchase of drugs from a regular source (dealer), by selected drugs–
ranges among the sites–adult male arrestees, 2000
100%
90
80
70
Drug
60
50
Markets
40
30
20 0
10
0

67
50 percent or more in 10 of the 23 sites. Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Salt Lake City,
(See Appendix Table 4–10 and Exhibit Spokane, and Tucson). Thus, irrespective of
4–6.) In half the sites, 44 percent or more of type of drug, in some sites high proportions
arrestees bought crack this way, and the of arrestees buy drugs outdoors and in others
range was wide: 19 percent (Spokane) to 88 high proportions buy drugs indoors. These
percent (New York). For marijuana, by con- differences also illustrate the value of
trast, the proportion who made outdoor ADAM’s focus on individual sites—differ-
purchases was 50 percent or more in only ences that would be obscured in nationwide
three sites. In half the sites, 31 percent or or regional analyses of drug use patterns.
more bought marijuana outdoors. For pow-
der cocaine, the proportion making pur- The drug-market neighborhood
chases outdoors was as low: In only four The role of the drug trade in promoting
sites did it exceed 50 percent. The average neighborhood instability has not been stud-
among the sites was about the same as for ied often or systematically. Community
marijuana. activists have noted that outsiders (people
These findings may reflect differences in the who do not live in the neighborhood) come
operations of the market for the various drugs into the community to buy drugs. The
and differences within specific sites. In New ADAM data confirm their observations and
York and Cleveland, for example, outdoor bring to light new information about drugs
purchasing dominated the markets for all as a destabilizing force. For all three drugs
three drugs. At the other end of the continu- studied here, about half of all market partic-
um were several sites where the proportion ipants said that at least one transaction took
of arrestees who bought drugs indoors place outside their own neighborhood.16
exceeded 70 percent for all three drugs. (see Exhibit 4–7. Appendix Table 4–11 pres-
(These are Albuquerque, Anchorage, Dallas, ents site-by-site findings.)
Exhibit 4-6: Outdoor purchases of drugs–ranges among the sites, by selected drugs–adult male
arrestees, 2000
100%
90
0
80
70
Markets
60
50
40
Drug
30
20
10
0
68 Legend: See Exhibit 4-1. Note: Asked of adult male arrestees who said they purchased drugs in the month before their arrest.
What makes a purchase attempt failed, with the range 11 percent (New
York) to 39 percent (Denver). Further
fail? research is likely to reveal more insights
Considerable law enforcement resources into these failed transactions, particularly
have been spent on making it more difficult with respect to the differences among the
for drug users to find and obtain illicit sites and among the various drugs.
drugs.17 According to the ADAM data, a
surprisingly high percentage of arrestees Not only did relatively few transactions
have no difficulty completing a drug trans- end in failure, but when they did, police
action. (See Exhibit 4–8 for the ranges and activity was rarely cited as the reason. (See
averages and Appendix Table 4–12 for site- Appendix Table 4–13.) The proportion of
by-site data).18 Marijuana is the drug for arrestees who said the presence of the
which the percentage of arrestees reporting police had deterred them from buying
one or more failed cash transactions was drugs was generally low. For marijuana, 6
highest. In half the sites 39 percent or more percent or fewer of arrestees in half the
said they failed in an attempt to buy mari- sites cited the police as a deterrence; for
juana, with the range 12 percent (New both crack and powder cocaine the figure
York) to 53 percent (Indianapolis). Crack was 11 percent. (See Table 4–2.)
cocaine was a close second in failed trans- There are a few notable exceptions to the
actions. In attempting to buy this drug, 37 evident ease with which drugs are
percent or more of arrestees in half the obtained. In Miami, for example, where
sites said they failed. Failure rates for crack more than one-fourth of the arrestees said
ranged from a low of 9 percent (New York) their transactions for powder cocaine had
to a high of 59 percent (Oklahoma City). In failed, a fairly large proportion (just under
attempting to buy powder cocaine, 29 per- one-third—32 percent) ascribed their fail-
cent or more of arrestees in half the sites ure to police presence. (See Appendix
Exhibit 4-7: Drug purchases made outside the neighborhood, by selected drugs–ranges among the
sites–adult male arrestees, 2000
100%
90
80
0
70
Drug
60
50
Markets
40
30
0
20
10
0
Legend: See Exhibit 4-1. 69

Exhibit 4-8: Failed purchases, by selected drugs–ranges among the sites–adult male arrestees, 2000
100%
90
80
70
60 0
50
40
30
20
0
10 0
0
Legend: See Exhibit 4-1. Note: The question was asked of arrestees who said they attempted to purchase drugs in the month before their arrest.
Analyzing Drug Transaction Dynamics

For each drug studied—marijuana, crack, and powder—the questions were intended to yield information
about the frequency of transactions and the amounts obtained. The focus was on the most recent trans-
action, with the data gathered including cost, number and types of units of drugs obtained (for example,
one or two bags of powder cocaine), and amount kept for personal use.
Once this information was obtained, the arrestees were asked the number of times on the day of transac-
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tion that they obtained the drug they named. They were then asked about the number of days they
obtained that drug in the seven days before their arrest and, finally, the number of days they obtained
that drug in the past 30 days. This line of questioning was pursued separately for marijuana, crack, and
powder cocaine obtained through either cash or noncash exchanges.
In order to compute a total, information about frequency and units was used to calculate the number of
events in one day and in 30 days. For instance, if the arrestee said he obtained two units of a drug in the
Drug
most recent transaction and completed three transactions that day, and then reported 15 transaction
days in a month, the total would be 90 units in 45 transactions in a 30-day period.
Selection of most recent transaction as the unit of analysis compels the respondent to choose a random
transaction, rather than one of his or her choosing. In some instances, data on most recent events will
reflect transactions that are inordinately large, small, or biased in some other way. The distribution of
cases over time (in concert with weighting of the data) will minimize the effect of bias introduced by any
one respondent’s recollection of the most recent event.
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Table 4–13.) There are similar exceptions If police activity was not directly responsi-
for crack purchasing. In Houston, more ble for deterring drug transactions, it may
than half (52 percent) the crack market par- have had an indirect effect on the availabil-
ticipants said their transactions failed, and ity of drugs, even if few arrestees cited it.
of these, 28 percent attributed the failure to In Oklahoma City, 59 percent of the crack
police activity. In New York, attempts to market participants said they had experi-
buy any of these drugs ended in failure for enced a failed transaction at least once dur-
relatively small proportions of arrestees, ing the past month, but only 2 percent
but even here the police role was notable. attributed the failures to police activity.
For crack cocaine, 9 percent of arrestees Here, 17 percent of the arrestees cited the
said the transactions failed, with police reason for failure as lack of availability of
cited as the reason by 45 percent. For pow- dealers; 42 percent said the dealer had no
der cocaine, the figures were 11 percent crack to sell; 13 percent said the quality
and 39 percent, and for marijuana, 12 per- they wanted was not high enough; and 26
cent and 41 percent.
REASONS ATTEMPTS TO PURCHASE DRUGS FAILED—

Table 4-2 AVERAGES AMONG SITES—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Reason Marijuana Crack Cocaine Powder Cocaine

No dealers available 24% 27% 34%
Dealers did not have any 30 23 21
Dealers did not have
quality 13 11 9
Police activity 6 11 11
Other 21 22 21
Note: The question was asked of arrestees who said they had attempted to purchase drugs in the past 30 days but failed. Figures are the averages (medi-
ans) of the sites.
CASH AND NONCASH TRANSACTIONS, MOST ACTIVE DRUG

Table 4-3 MARKET SITES—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Site Cash Noncash Cash Noncash Cash Noncash

Miami, FL 54% 46% 78% 22% 62% 38%
Phoenix, AZ 37 63 56 44 43 57
Seattle, WA 42 58 55 46 52 49
Drug
Tucson, AZ 35 65 55 46 47 53
Note: The question was asked of arrestees who said they had obtained drugs in the month before their arrest. Figures reflect most recent transaction.
NUMBER OF TIMES PER DAY ARRESTEES OBTAINED DRUGS, MOST

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Table 4-4 ACTIVE DRUG MARKET SITES—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Site Cash Noncash Cash Noncash Cash Noncash

Miami, FL 1.5 1.2 2.5 1.6 1.5 1.3
Phoenix, AZ 1.1 1.1 2.4 1.7 1.4 1.3
Seattle, WA 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.7 1.2 1.2
Tucson, AZ 1.0 1.2 2.1 1.8 1.4 1.3
Note: Numbers are means. The question was asked of arrestees who said they had obtained drugs in the month before their arrest. Figures reflect most
recent transaction. 71
percent noted other reasons. In these cases, this cutoff point was reached in the markets
it may have been that police activity for all three drugs: Miami, Phoenix, Seattle,
against dealers prevented them from being and Tucson. (See Appendix Table 4–1.)
able to meet customers’ needs.
Before examining these dynamics it is essen-
tial to distinguish between the proportions
Transaction dynamics: frequency, of cash and noncash transactions, because
volume, and price the analyses differentiated between these
two types of transactions. The proportions
In this section on the dynamics of market
varied considerably by site as well as by
transactions, the focus is on the sites where
drug.19 (See Table 4–3.) In two of the active
markets were very active for all three drugs
market sites, Phoenix and Tucson, marijuana
studied. Level of market activity was meas-
transactions were conducted for the most
ured by calculating the number of arrestees
part on a cash basis. In the two others,
who said they had obtained drugs in the
Miami and Seattle, cash and noncash trans-
past 30 days either by cash or noncash
actions for this drug were more evenly
transactions. In order to minimize bias that
divided. Except in Miami, the markets for
would be introduced if there were too few
crack and powder cocaine were about even-
cases, 100 arrestees was set as the mini-
ly divided between cash and noncash.
mum number of unweighted cases for use
in the analysis. (See “Analyzing Drug Transaction frequency was defined as the
Transaction Dynamics” for the definition of number of times that transactions involving
an active market and a discussion of the the same drug took place on the same day.
questions asked of arrestees in order to elic- Because Phoenix and Tucson are close geo-
it information about transaction dynamics.) graphically, the expectation might be that
Thus, the transaction dynamics analysis they were in this respect distinct from the
was limited to the four ADAM sites where other two sites. However, there was little
NUMBER OF DAYS IN PAST MONTH WHEN ARRESTEES OBTAINED DRUGS,

Table 4-5 MOST ACTIVE DRUG MARKET SITES—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Site Cash Noncash Total* Cash Noncash Total* Cash Noncash Total*
Miami, FL 11.4 6.5 17.9 17.7 6.1 23.8 10.6 5.4 16.0
Phoenix, AZ 4.8 4.6 9.4 13.3 8.7 21.9 7.5 4.6 12.1
Seattle, WA 6.9 5.3 12.2 13.0 8.0 21.0 6.2 3.5 9.7
Tucson, AZ 4.5 5.7 10.2 13.1 8.1 21.2 7.5 4.2 11.7
Markets
* Cash and noncash transaction days can occur simultaneously.
Note: Numbers are means. The question was asked of arrestees who said they had obtained drugs in the month before their arrest.
NUMBER OF DRUG TRANSACTIONS PER MONTH, MOST ACTIVE

Table 4-6 DRUG MARKET SITES—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Drug
Site Cash Noncash Total Cash Noncash Total Cash Noncash Total
Miami, FL 21.9 10.7 32.6 48.5 8.7 57.2 20.4 9.2 29.6
Phoenix, AZ 5.6 6.1 11.7 41.9 21.2 63.1 12.9 7.8 20.7
Seattle, WA 9.7 8.0 17.7 33.5 19.8 53.3 7.3 4.6 11.9
Tucson, AZ 4.7 8.9 13.6 31.5 21.4 52.9 12.3 7.8 20.1
72 Note: Numbers are means. The question was asked of arrestees who said they had obtained drugs in the month before their arrest.
variation among the four sites in the num- transactions per month are similar (33 and
ber of times per day arrestees said they 30, respectively), but in the other three
obtained any of the three drugs by either active drug market sites, the numbers were
cash or noncash means.20 (See Table 4–4.) very different for these two drugs, with dif-
ferences close to a 2:1 ratio. (See Table 4–6.)
Interaction among the most recent transac-
tion, the number of transactions per day, and Analysis of the number of buyers in the
transaction days per month were investigat- market and the frequency of their transac-
ed to produce a measure of the average tions revealed that a relatively small pro-
(mean) number of days a month in which a portion of arrestees—8 to 19 percent—gen-
given drug was obtained. On this measure, erated more than half of all drug transac-
distinctions emerged among the four sites, tions in all four sites. (See Table 4–7.)
although there is one striking similarity. (See
Table 4–5.) In all four sites there are cumula- Market size was measured by the dollar
tively 25 to 100 percent more cash and non- value of cash transactions and reflected the
cash crack cocaine transaction days than 30-day drug market involvement of each
powder cocaine and marijuana days. site’s arrestee population. It was calculated
by multiplying the dollar value of the
In looking at the interactions among these arrestee’s most recent cash transaction by
variables, it is evident that transactions in the number of transactions on the day of
the crack cocaine market were two to three that transaction and then by the number of
times higher than the highest rates for the transaction days per 30 days. In all four
other two drugs. On average, arrestees sites, the market size of crack cocaine was
obtained crack almost twice a day every by far the largest. (See Table 4–8.)
day. This could, of course, mean obtaining
the drug many times during binge days and This approach is a first step toward esti-
one or no times on other days; however, it mating the ADAM population’s involve-
is clear that the level of market activity for ment in the drug markets of the catchment
crack was higher. For marijuana and pow- areas. It has some limitations. One is that
der cocaine in Miami, the total number of the dollar value of noncash transactions
PERCENTAGE OF ARRESTEES WHO GENERATED MORE THAN HALF THE DRUG TRANS-
Table 4-7 ACTIONS, MOST ACTIVE DRUG MARKET SITES—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Site Marijuana Crack Cocaine Powder Cocaine

Miami, FL 11% 19% 11%
Phoenix, AZ 11 13 10
Seattle, WA 10 10 13
Tucson, AZ 10 12 8
Drug
Note: Figures are for the month before the arrest.
Markets
MARKET SIZE (IN DOLLARS) OF PAST-MONTH CASH-ONLY TRANSACTIONS,

Table 4-8 MOST ACTIVE DRUG MARKET SITES—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Site Marijuana Crack Cocaine Powder Cocaine

Miami, FL $186,555 $ 683,795 $ 337,765
Phoenix, AZ 140,931 1,432,534 188,900
Seattle, WA 221,607 686,007 151,344
Tucson, AZ 31,903 225,559 84,155
Note: In estimating the price paid for a drug, the amount was capped at $500 to avoid price quotes that may have been exaggerated. The figures reflect
weighted data.
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needs to be estimated. Also, because ADAM in the market after the sweep would be one
studies arrestees only, the figures presented possible indicator of success.
here reflect only data for that population. To
use ADAM data to determine total market The estimates presented here are for the part
size, other approaches must be taken. For of the drug market in which ADAM
example, it may be possible to apply the arrestees participate. Presumably, there are
method of estimating hardcore drug use to people who participate in the drug markets
the ADAM data to obtain a figure closer to analyzed here who did not get arrested and
the size of the market. thus did not become part of the ADAM sam-
ple. For this reason the ADAM analyses will
need to be supplemented and integrated
Refining the analysis with other methods to account for the entire
As a result of the redesign of the ADAM drug market in the selected catchment areas.
program, it is possible, for the first time, to
systematically collect data about drug mar- Information collected by ethnographers,
kets on an ongoing basis at the local level. including qualitative data on people who use
The approach used by ADAM was drugs but never get arrested, might prove
designed to produce a representative useful to understanding the size of the entire
account of the nature of drug exchanges market.21 The ADAM program is currently
among arrestees. There are a variety of developing a modeling strategy that would
applications for these data. One example permit drawing inferences from hardcore
would be using the data to estimate suc- users’ market participation and applying
cess in drug sweeps. After conducting a them to the broader population. Researchers
major local sweep/crackdown of local drug could use this strategy, which involves mod-
dealers, a police department could review eling the rate at which hardcore market par-
the ADAM data on total market size before ticipants are arrested, to infer the size of the
and after the sweep. A reduction in the entire market. (The logic of this method is
dollar value and total number of exchanges presented in detail in Chapter 9.)
NOTES
1. See, for example, Johnson, B., et al., Taking Care of Business: The Economics of Crime by Heroin Abusers, Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath
and Company,1985; Needle, R. and A. Mills, Drug Procurement Practices of the Out-of-Treatment Chronic Drug Abuser, Rockville, MD:
National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1994; Edmunds, M., M. Hough, and N. Urquia, Tracking Local Drug
Markets, Home Office Research Study No. 80, London: Home Office, 1996. Ethnographic studies include Preble, E. and J. Casey, “Taking
Care of Business: The Heroin User’s Life on the Street,” International Journal of the Addictions 4 (1969): 1–24; Curtis, R. and M. Svidorff,
“The Social Organization of Street-Level Drug Markets and Its Impact on the Displacement Effect,” in Crime Displacement: The Other Side
of Prevention, ed. R.P. McNamara, East Rockaway, NY: Cummings and Hathaway, 1994; Curtis, R. et al., “Street-Level Drug Market
Structure and HIV Risk,” Social Networks 17 (1995): 219-228; and Williams, T., The Cocaine Kids, Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1989.
2. Riley, J., Crack, Powder Cocaine and Heroin: Drug Purchases and Use Patterns in Six U.S. Cities, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of
Markets
Justice, National Institute of Justice, and Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy, 1997, NCJ 167265.
3. Brownstein, H.H., “Drug Distribution and Sales as a Work System,” in Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior, Volume 4:
Self Destructive Behavior and Disvalued Identity, eds. C. Faupel and P.M. Roman, Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis, 2000: 224-227.
4. Brownstein, H.H., S.M. Crimmins, and B.J. Spunt, “A Conceptual Framework for Operationalizing the Relationship Between Violence
and Drug Market Stability,” Contemporary Drug Problems 27 (2000): 867-890; Golub, A. and B. Johnson, Crack’s Decline: Some
Surprises Across U.S. Cities, Research in Brief, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, 1997, NCJ
165707; and Johnson, B.D., A. Hamid, and H. Sanbria, “Emerging Models of Crack Distribution,” in Drugs, Crime, and Social Policy:
Drug
Research, Issues, and Concerns, ed. T. Mieczkowski, Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1992: 56-78.
5. The proportions of arrestees who use heroin and methamphetamine are much smaller. Separate papers will be written by ADAM staff to
examine the market for these two drugs.
6. Unless otherwise indicated, averages are expressed as medians throughout this report.
7. In addition to multiple transaction types for obtaining drugs (cash, noncash, and a combination of the two), there are multiple markets,
one for each drug. One person might participate in the markets for all three drugs (marijuana, crack cocaine, and methamphetamine) or,
alternatively, in the market for only one drug. For purposes of analysis, arrestees are categorized as having engaged in only one type of
transaction for each drug market in which they participated. For example, an arrestee who made only cash purchases for marijuana is
74 classified in one group, an arrestee who made only noncash exchanges for marijuana is classified in a second group, and an arrestee
who made both cash and noncash transactions for marijuana is classified in a third group. This classification scheme does not exclude
individuals who participated in multiple drug markets by different transaction methods. For example, an arrestee might obtain marijuana
by noncash means only, but pay cash for crack. This categorization should help law enforcement agencies approximate the percentage
of offenders involved in the markets for the various types of drugs and the type of transactions in which they engage to obtain them.
8. Except in the final section of this chapter (on the dynamics of market transactions), 23 ADAM sites were selected for analysis of drug
market participation. These were the sites in which at least 50 (unweighted) arrestees participated in the drug market for all three drugs
analyzed. They are listed on Appendix Table 4–2.
9. The proportion who used “other” types of noncash transactions was higher than the proportion who bought on credit with cash paid later.
10. All three types of transactions are included in the “combination” category because at almost all sites, all combination transactions
involved two separate transactions, one cash only and one noncash only.
11. Resource constraints of the ADAM program limited the analysis in this section to cash purchases only.
12. The finding that couriers were not often used does not preclude the possibility that ADAM did not measure them accurately. ADAM
attempted to confirm media accounts of young men in the urban cores using beepers and cell phones who operate as couriers and insu-
late established drug dealers from direct involvement with users. For ADAM, this is a new area of investigation, and the program will
continue to explore ways to measure the drug courier phenomenon.
13. Massing, M., “Crack’s Destructive Sprint Across America,” New York Times Magazine, October 1989: 38, 40–1, 58, 60, 62; and Witkin,
G., “The Men Who Created Crack,” U.S. News and World Report, August 1991: 44–53.
14. Belenko, S., “The Impact of Drug Offenders on the Criminal Justice System,” in Drugs, Crime and the Criminal Justice System, ed. R.A.
Weisheit, Cincinnati: Anderson, 1990: 27–48; Brownstein, H.H., et al., “The Relationship of Drugs, Drug Trafficking, and Drug Traffickers
to Homicide,” Journal of Crime and Justice, 15 (1992): 25–44; Fagan, J. and K.L. Chin, “Violence as Regulation and Social Control in
the Distribution of Crack,” in Drugs and Violence: Causes, Correlates, and Consequences, NIDA Research Monograph No. 103, eds. M.
de la Rosa, E.Y. Lambert, and B. Gropper, Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1990: 8–34; Goldstein, P.J., H.H.
Brownstein, and P.J. Ryan, “Drug-Related Homicide in New York: 1984 and 1988,” Crime and Delinquency 38 (1992): 459–476; and
Goldstein, P.J., et al., “Crack and Homicide in New York City: A Conceptually Based Event Analysis,” Contemporary Drug Problems 4
(Winter 1989): 651–87.
15. Compare Blumstein, A., Youth Violence, Guns, and the Illicit-Drug Industry, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, National
Institute of Justice, 1995, NCJ 162687; Brownstein, H.H., The Rise and Fall of a Violent Crime Wave—Crack Cocaine and the Social
Construction of a Crime Problem, Guilderland, NY: Harrow and Heston, 1996; Golub, A. and B. Johnson, The Rise of Marijuana as the
Drug of Choice Among Youthful Adult Arrestees, Research in Brief, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of
Justice, 2001, NCJ 187490; Lattimore, P.K., et al., Homicide in Eight Cities: Trends, Context, and Policy Implications, Research Report,
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, 1997, NCJ 167262.
16. Because the question was,” Did you buy it [name of drug] in the neighborhood where you live or outside your neighborhood?” the defi-
nition of “neighborhood” reflected the arrestees’ perceptions.
17. Sviridoff, M. and S.T. Hillsman, “Assessing the Community Effects of Tactical Narcotics Teams,” in Drugs and Crime: Evaluating Public
Policy Initiatives, eds. D.L. MacKenzie and C.D. Uchida, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1994:114–128; and Office of National Drug Control
Policy, National Drug Control Strategy: 2000 Annual Report, Washington, DC: Executive Office of the President, 2000, NCJ 180082.
18. Arrestees were asked, “Was there a time in the past 30 days when you tried to buy [name of drug] and had the cash, but you did not buy
any?” Those who did not buy were asked why.
19. In this section, the category “cash transactions” includes cash-only and combination cash and noncash transactions.
20. These data were first adjusted to eliminate anomalous cases in which unusually large numbers would skew the means. This was done
Drug
by placing caps on the number of events counted per day. On the basis of the distribution of the data, the number of transactions for
marijuana were recoded, from much higher numbers, to 1, 2, 3, or 4 or more; crack was recoded to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 or more; powder
cocaine was recoded to 1, 2, 3, or 4 or more.
21. Curtis, R., “Drug Markets on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, NYC,” final report submitted to the National Institute of Justice, U.S.
Markets
Department of Justice, 1999.
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APPENDIX DRUG MARKET PARTICIPATION IN PAST 30 DAYS, BY DRUG BY SITE—ADULT MALE
Table 4-1 ARRESTEES, 2000
Marijuana Crack Cocaine Powder Cocaine Heroin Methamphetamine
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Who Who Who Who Who Who Who Who Who Who
Obtained Weighted Obtained Obtained Weighted Obtained Obtained Weighted Obtained Obtained Weighted Obtained Obtained Weighted Obtained
Primary City Drug Number Drug Drug Number Drug Drug Number Drug Drug Number Drug Drug Number Drug
Albany/Capital Area, NY 148 767 44.4% 61 315 18.5% 28 169 9.5% 12 61 3.7% 3 19 0.8%
Albuquerque, NM 146 1,418 50.5 61 620 21.6 58 534 19.0 42 376 13.4 22 211 7.4
Anchorage, AK 241 441 41.2 99 186 17.0 82 149 13.6 8 11 1.0 12 25 2.2
Atlanta, GA 289 2,889 36.4 196 2,119 26.2 71 753 9.5 16 148 1.9 7 50 0.6
Birmingham, AL 197 1,084 43.6 72 425 16.5 33 159 6.4 8 30 1.3 1 4 0.1
Charlotte-Metro, NC 46 522 43.5 22 276 23.0 14 175 14.6 0 0 0.0 1 7 0.6
Chicago, IL 175 694 43.6 75 343 21.5 22 87 5.4 71 384 24.1 1 4 0.2
Cleveland, OH 550 3,016 51.3 266 1,375 23.4 71 410 7.3 52 264 4.5 8 34 0.5
Dallas, TX 280 3,543 39.5 116 1,312 14.6 84 1,125 12.3 22 299 3.2 22 283 3.0
Denver, CO 328 2,306 44.5 142 1,024 20.0 91 656 13.0 27 176 3.3 25 197 3.9
Des Moines, IA 148 851 43.9 33 195 10.0 14 95 5.0 2 10 0.5 71 410 21.0
Detroit, MI 264 530 48.9 91 193 17.4 24 50 4.4 42 86 7.5 1 3 0.2
Fort Lauderdale, FL 141 1,820 39.9 57 666 14.7 57 663 14.5 4 39 0.9 0 0 0.0
Honolulu, HI 210 855 38.9 76 320 14.7 34 150 6.8 33 145 6.6 169 696 31.6
Houston, TX 266 1,769 36.1 90 596 12.3 57 426 8.3 8 61 1.3 12 88 1.6
Indianapolis, IN 339 3,551 41.4 119 1,338 15.4 79 804 9.3 16 166 2.0 15 141 1.7
Laredo, TX 101 277 30.6 28 93 9.9 102 324 35.1 28 81 9.1 2 4 0.5
Las Vegas, NV 353 2,841 37.8 147 1,068 14.1 89 661 8.7 41 343 4.5 160 1,419 18.7
Miami, FL 219 2,255 32.9 100 1,029 14.0 124 1,274 18.1 30 308 4.2 2 18 0.4
A D A M
Minneapolis, MN 270 1,796 46.4 95 656 17.2 47 328 8.5 16 104 2.6 24 130 3.5
New Orleans, LA 325 3,945 48.7 103 1,201 14.9 62 761 9.6 91 1,096 13.5 3 27 0.3
New York, NY 490 8,852 49.4 236 3,771 21.1 189 2,949 16.5 210 3,282 18.3 1 46 0.2
Oklahoma City, OK 345 1,652 49.4 101 483 14.5 55 278 8.2 6 23 0.7 83 402 12.0
2 0 0 0
Omaha, NE 207 1,959 46.0 44 355 8.1 25 186 4.3 8 54 1.2 50 406 9.7
Philadelphia, PA 184 1,008 48.9 68 386 18.6 30 160 7.8 35 193 9.4 2 11 0.5
Phoenix, AZ 577 5,882 38.6 304 3,184 20.5 209 2,212 14.5 119 1,204 7.9 302 3,079 20.3
Portland, OR 249 1,196 32.6 84 397 10.6 71 317 8.4 83 370 10.0 143 714 19.2
Sacramento, CA 284 3,510 47.7 88 1,078 14.6 19 264 3.6 33 393 5.3 160 1,810 24.7
Salt Lake City, UT 249 1,166 37.1 55 251 7.8 91 420 13.4 35 146 4.4 135 571 18.5
San Antonio, TX 214 3,213 34.6 41 484 5.1 93 1,137 13.0 46 599 7.3 13 283 3.0
A N N U A L
San Diego, CA 266 3,858 42.3 57 906 10.0 50 649 7.2 34 463 5.1 170 2,401 26.1
San Jose, CA 257 3,968 42.3 56 647 6.9 51 555 5.9 16 237 2.4 159 2,269 24.2
Seattle, WA 424 2,630 45.7 187 1,209 21.1 129 801 14.1 90 590 10.3 107 608 10.5
Spokane, WA 216 1,195 45.6 78 417 15.9 62 354 13.7 41 231 8.4 116 680 25.6
Tucson, AZ 283 1,635 49.2 142 781 23.1 168 968 28.7 50 261 7.7 55 326 10.0
R E P O R T
Median 257 1,796 43.6% 88 620 15.4% 62 420 9.5% 33 193 4.5% 22 197 3.0%
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APPENDIX DRUG TRANSACTION TYPE (CASH, NONCASH, OR COMBINATION),

Table 4-2 BY DRUG BY SITE—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Percent Who Said They Obtained
Noncash Cash and Noncash Noncash Cash and Noncash Noncash Cash and Noncash
Primary City Cash Only Combined Cash Only Combined Cash Only Combined
Albuquerque, NM 13.3% 44.9% 41.8% 33.6% 22.3% 44.1% 28.4% 48.3% 23.3%
Anchorage, AK 18.5 44.1 37.4 27.3 19.3 53.4 39.2 31.3 29.6
Atlanta, GA 35.3 37.0 27.7 55.0 8.4 36.6 44.0 29.5 26.4
Cleveland, OH 36.9 28.7 34.4 49.3 16.0 34.7 62.0 26.7 11.2
Dallas, TX 21.1 42.9 36.0 35.9 16.4 47.7 37.9 44.9 17.3
Denver, CO 20.4 48.1 31.5 37.5 28.5 34.0 36.0 40.5 23.5
Fort Lauderdale, FL 35.7 32.2 32.1 48.0 16.1 35.8 46.7 36.7 16.6
Houston, TX 27.6 40.8 31.6 41.8 14.0 44.2 39.8 44.3 15.9
Indianapolis, IN 27.1 33.6 39.3 42.2 12.2 45.7 46.9 29.2 24.0
Las Vegas, NV 20.8 44.1 35.1 41.3 17.1 41.7 42.3 30.6 27.1
Miami, FL 38.8 31.0 30.2 65.4 7.4 27.2 48.2 21.6 30.2
Minneapolis, MN 27.7 30.2 42.2 41.4 17.6 41.0 38.9 40.1 21.1
New Orleans, LA 36.8 23.1 40.1 53.1 19.5 27.4 58.8 19.0 22.2
New York, NY 78.5 7.7 13.8 89.8 1.5 8.8 90.3 5.1 4.6
Oklahoma City, OK 22.8 37.4 39.8 35.3 31.3 33.4 47.6 27.3 25.1
Phoenix, AZ 15.8 50.2 34.0 32.2 17.8 50.0 25.9 45.8 28.3
Portland, OR 22.5 54.7 22.7 55.4 15.6 29.0 55.0 25.9 19.2
Salt Lake City, UT 16.4 53.8 29.8 30.6 48.3 21.0 45.4 22.5 32.0
San Diego, CA 10.2 50.3 39.5 34.9 14.4 50.7 34.6 54.7 10.7
Ta b l e s
San Jose, CA 23.0 47.6 29.3 43.1 11.5 45.3 24.7 57.0 18.2
Seattle, WA 18.6 42.1 39.3 30.4 19.2 50.4 35.8 33.0 31.2
Spokane, WA 23.7 43.2 33.1 23.1 44.6 32.4 28.6 46.1 25.3
Tucson, AZ 12.4 53.0 34.6 31.8 19.8 48.3 30.5 40.0 29.5
Median 22.8% 42.9% 34.4% 41.3% 17.1% 41.0% 39.8% 33.0% 23.5%
Appendix
Note: Questions were asked of arrestees who said they had obtained drugs in the 30 days before their arrest.
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Table 4-3 SITE—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Percent Who Said They Obtained Marijuana: Percent Who Said They Obtained Crack Cocaine: Percent Who Said They Obtained Powder Cocaine:
By By Trading By By Trading By By Trading

On Credit/ Fronting Property or As a Other On Credit/ Fronting Property or As a Other On Credit/ Fronting Property or As a Other
Primary City Pay Later to Sell* Other Drugs Gift Way Pay Later to Sell* Other Drugs Gift Way Pay Later to Sell* Other Drugs Gift Way
Albuquerque, NM 5.2% 4.9% 3.1% 63.6% 23.1% 8.3% 7.4% 7.3% 44.7% 32.3% 3.8% 5.4% 7.0% 62.2% 21.7%
Anchorage, AK 2.3 3.1 1.1 77.8 15.6 10.4 4.5 6.2 63.9 15.1 9.4 6.0 9.3 62.0 13.4
Atlanta, GA 6.0 1.0 3.4 68.5 21.2 12.7 7.7 10.6 41.0 27.9 13.5 6.3 1.4 64.6 14.2
Cleveland, OH 7.9 1.9 1.8 82.0 6.5 13.2 3.1 16.3 62.0 5.4 5.2 0.0 5.2 79.1 10.5
Dallas, TX 5.3 8.1 1.9 75.9 8.8 17.5 16.3 6.8 42.9 16.5 5.1 5.7 3.4 78.3 7.6
Denver, CO 4.2 1.3 1.0 73.6 19.9 6.4 3.4 3.8 61.8 24.6 4.4 0.0 2.0 75.2 18.4
* Refers to obtaining drug from a dealer and selling it later.

Fort Lauderdale, FL 5.5 2.7 0.7 78.3 12.7 16.2 11.7 1.2 61.2 9.6 5.9 3.0 0.0 85.1 6.1
Houston, TX 6.0 2.2 1.5 84.0 6.2 25.7 7.6 5.4 50.6 10.6 1.8 5.8 1.9 87.0 3.5
Indianapolis, IN 5.5 5.8 3.3 70.7 14.7 11.1 3.7 5.4 55.8 23.9 5.4 2.6 3.2 68.0 20.7
Las Vegas, NV 7.0 1.6 0.3 79.6 11.6 14.2 12.5 9.8 40.7 22.9 13.5 4.7 9.9 58.5 13.4
Miami, FL 8.6 2.3 1.6 74.9 12.5 22.8 5.1 5.5 57.6 9.0 16.7 4.1 3.7 68.4 7.1
Minneapolis, MN 4.1 4.7 1.7 84.4 5.0 15.9 11.9 5.5 53.9 12.8 3.7 7.6 0.0 71.6 17.1
New Orleans, LA 11.8 2.2 0.4 76.3 9.3 10.8 12.3 7.0 61.0 9.0 12.1 10.4 0.0 59.4 18.1
A D A M
New York, NY 3.1 0.4 0.0 85.7 10.8 8.7 0.0 0.0 75.3 15.9 5.2 0.0 0.0 81.4 13.4
Oklahoma City, OK 4.2 3.7 3.7 64.0 24.4 8.8 4.4 7.6 56.1 23.0 6.9 2.7 7.0 62.0 21.4
2 0 0 0
Phoenix, AZ 3.5 2.9 0.0 79.9 13.7 6.4 0.0 6.0 72.1 15.4 10.0 7.1 0.0 62.0 20.9
Portland, OR 7.3 6.2 2.2 71.9 12.5 6.9 3.1 11.3 49.8 28.8 8.7 18.4 4.2 46.5 22.1
Salt Lake City, UT 0.8 2.5 4.4 80.5 11.8 0.0 2.7 11.6 39.1 46.6 11.7 5.9 4.8 68.5 9.0
San Diego, CA 1.7 2.4 0.5 83.8 11.6 2.6 0.7 9.8 72.9 14.0 1.4 4.5 0.0 92.4 1.7
San Jose, CA 6.1 2.9 1.5 78.1 11.4 6.3 8.5 0.0 76.0 9.2 9.0 0.0 3.3 81.8 5.8
A N N U A L
Seattle, WA 5.4 3.2 1.7 75.9 13.8 13.2 11.8 5.1 50.6 19.3 11.7 6.2 3.1 61.8 17.2
Spokane, WA 5.6 4.0 2.5 75.2 12.7 11.0 12.7 6.9 41.0 28.4 3.9 7.6 9.1 62.6 16.8
Tucson, AZ 3.9 1.8 2.4 64.6 27.3 7.1 4.1 7.1 50.0 31.7 8.0 3.9 2.4 65.8 19.9
Median 5.4% 2.7% 1.7% 76.3% 12.5% 10.8% 5.1% 6.8% 55.8% 16.5% 6.9% 5.4% 3.2% 68.0% 14.2%
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APPENDIX METHODS OF CONTACTING DEALER TO OBTAIN MARIJUANA,

Percent Who Said That to Make a Cash Purchase They: Percent Who Said That to Make a Noncash Exchange, They:
Encountered Encountered
Used Went to a Approached Dealer at Used Went to a Approached Dealer at
Phone or House or Dealer in Work or Social Phone or House or Dealer in Work or Social
Primary City Pager Apartment Public Setting Other Pager Apartment Public Setting Other
Albuquerque, NM 42.8% 26.9% 11.2% 16.4% 2.7% 20.6% 19.4% 5.4% 48.1% 6.5%
Anchorage, AK 58.2 23.7 6.6 10.5 0.9 24.7 10.2 7.9 52.6 4.8
Atlanta, GA 19.7 25.5 41.3 12.9 0.6 7.4 13.0 24.8 49.6 5.2
Cleveland, OH 23.1 17.6 51.2 8.1 0.1 8.0 6.2 20.1 63.2 2.6
Dallas, TX 26.6 44.8 17.5 9.9 1.2 17.6 27.4 12.3 38.9 3.8
Denver, CO 29.2 25.1 32.4 11.7 1.6 9.7 15.2 18.7 51.1 5.4
Fort Lauderdale, FL 28.6 19.9 37.5 14.0 0.0 10.9 15.2 6.9 63.8 3.2
Houston, TX 30.8 38.7 15.8 12.9 1.7 14.7 19.6 9.3 51.0 5.5
Indianapolis, IN 36.8 27.4 19.2 15.3 1.2 21.9 11.2 16.6 45.4 4.8
Las Vegas, NV 37.2 25.8 27.6 8.7 0.7 18.7 16.5 16.2 44.3 4.3
Miami, FL 23.1 23.5 45.1 8.2 0.0 5.5 18.5 22.5 45.8 7.7
Minneapolis, MN 23.4 11.7 48.8 14.4 1.7 14.7 11.8 29.8 40.9 2.8
New Orleans, LA 13.8 14.2 67.7 3.4 0.8 8.2 10.2 50.6 26.4 4.6
New York, NY 8.0 9.7 81.4 0.3 0.6 9.9 11.4 31.4 40.0 7.3
Oklahoma City, OK 42.0 26.6 11.4 15.9 4.1 17.1 19.0 10.2 45.4 8.3
Phoenix, AZ 39.9 29.4 12.6 12.1 6.0 15.0 20.3 11.2 43.5 10.0
Portland, OR 40.6 14.6 27.6 12.4 4.8 14.9 12.8 7.1 59.6 5.6
Salt Lake City, UT 53.2 29.8 5.4 9.0 2.6 18.8 21.2 3.9 53.4 2.6
San Diego, CA 35.5 17.7 34.6 11.1 1.0 15.3 13.3 21.6 45.1 4.6
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San Jose, CA 39.2 22.5 15.2 19.0 4.1 6.3 8.7 25.4 48.7 10.9
Seattle, WA 41.0 15.3 20.4 20.6 2.7 19.3 10.2 16.5 51.0 3.1
Spokane, WA 50.8 25.2 2.2 20.3 1.5 20.8 17.4 3.8 51.7 6.2
Tucson, AZ 31.9 38.9 19.6 6.0 3.6 11.4 19.8 15.6 45.8 7.4
Median 35.5% 25.1% 20.4% 12.1% 1.5% 14.9% 15.2% 16.2% 48.1% 5.2%
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Table 4-5 COCAINE, BY SITE—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Albuquerque, NM 41.3% 32.3% 13.1% 8.4% 4.9% 36.8% 32.9% 7.7% 17.7% 4.8%
Anchorage, AK 64.2 15.0 11.7 5.4 3.8 45.4 6.8 7.2 38.6 1.9
Atlanta, GA 12.6 22.4 55.9 4.8 4.2 10.1 12.1 45.2 24.7 7.9
Cleveland, OH 26.3 11.1 60.2 1.6 0.9 8.4 11.2 40.2 38.9 1.3
Dallas, TX 18.2 48.2 29.3 4.2 0.0 14.2 38.7 28.2 17.4 1.5
Denver, CO 40.6 14.9 34.8 8.4 1.2 17.9 10.6 22.9 43.1 5.5
Houston, TX 30.3 18.0 46.1 4.3 1.3 21.0 12.5 27.5 29.6 9.3
Indianapolis, IN 52.3 24.6 14.7 5.4 3.0 31.7 18.3 15.5 20.2 14.4
Las Vegas, NV 16.5 23.5 48.4 11.6 0.0 19.2 19.8 42.1 16.7 2.2
Miami, FL 6.6 31.2 60.4 1.8 0.0 9.0 15.5 45.7 23.4 6.4
Minneapolis, MN 29.4 10.8 54.6 5.3 0.0 28.0 4.8 30.5 26.9 9.8
New Orleans, LA 3.7 18.3 77.2 0.9 0.0 16.0 9.1 60.4 13.1 1.4
New York, NY 4.3 7.0 87.9 0.0 0.7 2.4 2.4 37.3 40.3 17.6
Oklahoma City, OK 29.7 41.1 18.4 7.2 3.6 13.0 30.9 8.3 26.0 21.8
Phoenix, AZ 18.2 53.7 23.2 3.5 1.4 14.3 32.4 19.7 24.6 9.1
Portland, OR 52.4 12.4 35.2 0.0 0.0 11.0 10.6 19.6 48.1 10.8
Salt Lake City, UT 81.6 11.9 4.3 2.1 0.0 33.0 10.1 0.0 52.1 4.8
San Diego, CA 18.8 22.7 52.1 4.5 1.8 8.1 23.1 24.4 37.2 7.2
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San Jose, CA 38.2 9.3 47.4 5.1 0.0 44.6 7.0 15.1 31.2 2.2
Seattle, WA 40.7 8.0 43.3 6.1 1.9 30.9 6.9 20.2 37.3 4.7
Spokane, WA 48.3 33.0 9.8 8.9 0.0 39.4 14.5 1.5 41.3 3.2
Tucson, AZ 32.5 36.6 20.4 7.5 3.0 15.5 22.8 14.8 38.8 8.2
Median 29.7% 22.4% 43.3% 4.8% 1.2% 16.4% 12.5% 22.9% 29.6% 5.5%
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Table 4-6 COCAINE, BY SITE—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Albuquerque, NM 56.6% 32.4% 9.5% 0.0% 1.5% 32.5% 18.9% 0.0% 44.8% 3.8%
Anchorage, AK 83.9 6.1 4.6 3.6 1.9 41.0 11.2 2.7 45.0 0.0
Atlanta, GA 15.5 32.0 49.8 2.7 0.0 16.2 17.8 16.2 42.6 7.1
Cleveland, OH 34.6 26.0 36.8 2.7 0.0 9.9 10.8 10.7 60.3 8.3
Dallas, TX 50.4 35.3 5.3 5.4 3.6 8.6 19.6 19.4 43.9 8.5
Denver, CO 32.9 21.2 30.5 15.5 0.0 21.4 10.6 14.2 52.5 1.3
Houston, TX 55.4 30.2 11.4 3.0 0.0 18.5 8.5 16.7 53.1 3.1
Indianapolis, IN 74.3 9.8 13.3 2.7 0.0 34.3 8.2 10.6 30.9 16.1
Las Vegas, NV 60.2 12.9 18.2 8.7 0.0 44.1 5.0 14.1 35.7 1.2
Miami, FL 21.9 23.0 52.8 1.5 0.8 16.5 16.1 28.3 34.2 5.0
Minneapolis, MN 44.6 12.9 34.2 2.3 6.0 21.2 21.6 16.3 25.1 15.7
New Orleans, LA 8.5 18.8 60.6 12.2 0.0 21.0 12.2 50.8 13.6 2.4
New York, NY 9.2 11.7 79.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 10.2 8.7 71.0 9.3
Oklahoma City, OK 51.0 26.8 8.0 11.2 3.0 48.9 17.5 1.1 22.4 10.2
Phoenix, AZ 49.1 39.4 4.9 3.9 2.6 21.1 24.8 9.6 38.9 5.6
Portland, OR 51.3 6.0 30.5 8.6 3.6 19.6 4.7 29.2 40.0 6.5
Salt Lake City, UT 61.3 19.8 9.7 7.9 1.3 36.5 12.2 2.7 47.6 1.0
San Diego, CA 46.2 24.2 25.1 2.6 1.9 16.8 7.1 28.1 36.3 11.7
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San Jose, CA 19.6 17.1 53.4 7.7 2.2 13.5 8.1 21.9 56.5 0.0
Seattle, WA 71.5 2.4 19.5 5.9 0.7 27.8 3.8 13.4 51.7 3.3
Spokane, WA 50.9 26.1 6.9 14.6 1.5 29.7 17.3 2.4 44.7 6.0
Tucson, AZ 48.1 34.0 9.3 7.2 1.4 14.3 19.6 8.2 49.5 8.4
Median 49.1% 23.0% 19.5% 5.4% 1.3% 21.0% 12.2% 14.1% 43.9% 6.0%
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APPENDIX CONTACTS WITH MULTIPLE DRUG DEALERS FOR CASH

Table 4-7 PURCHASES, BY DRUG BY SITE—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Percent Who Percent Who Percent Who
Purchased from 2 or Number of Purchased from 2 or Number of Purchased from 2 or Number of
Primary City More Dealers Dealers* More Dealers Dealers* More Dealers Dealers*
Albuquerque, NM 43.9% 1.8 64.7% 3.3 28.3% 1.4

Anchorage, AK 41.0 1.7 58.6 2.7 42.9 1.8
Atlanta, GA 47.1 2.2 75.7 3.9 50.3 1.9
Cleveland, OH 58.0 2.6 60.3 3.0 23.1 2.0
Dallas, TX 42.9 1.8 59.9 2.9 35.0 1.6
Denver, CO 41.6 1.7 58.9 3.3 48.4 2.3
Houston, TX 36.7 2.5 69.6 3.8 8.9 1.4
Indianapolis, IN 45.3 1.9 55.9 3.2 29.4 2.2
Las Vegas, NV 37.9 1.7 59.2 3.4 30.1 1.6
Miami, FL 39.4 1.9 65.3 3.9 42.5 2.0
Minneapolis, MN 54.9 3.0 55.7 2.5 23.1 1.2
New Orleans, LA 47.8 2.4 64.5 3.0 44.5 1.9
New York, NY 65.0 2.4 65.3 2.7 57.8 1.8
Oklahoma City, OK 36.2 1.8 68.2 3.4 30.7 1.5
Phoenix, AZ 36.4 1.6 59.0 3.2 19.4 1.4
Portland, OR 30.7 1.8 53.9 3.1 34.1 2.8
Salt Lake City, UT 32.5 1.8 39.7 1.9 30.1 1.7
San Diego, CA 47.0 1.9 79.6 4.1 35.1 1.4
San Jose, CA 58.4 2.1 70.7 3.2 15.0 1.3
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Seattle, WA 41.5 2.0 68.8 3.6 36.8 1.9
Spokane, WA 37.6 1.6 49.2 2.8 38.2 2.2
Tucson, AZ 39.7 1.8 65.9 2.8 29.0 1.6
Median 41.6% 1.9 64.5%` 3.2 34.1% 1.8
Note: Questions were asked of adult male arrestees who said they had purchased drugs in the 30 days before their arrest.
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APPENDIX REGULARITY OF RELATIONSHIP WITH DRUG DEALER FOR CASH PURCHASE, BY DRUG
A D A M
Percent Whose Most Recent Purchase of Percent Whose Most Recent Purchase of Percent Whose Most Recent Purchase of
Marijuana Was Through: Crack Cocaine Was Through: Powder Cocaine Was Through:
Occasional Occasional Occasional
2 0 0 0
Primary City Regular Source Source New Source Regular Source Source New Source Regular Source Source New Source
Albuquerque, NM 49.2% 28.3% 22.5% 61.7% 20.4% 18.0% 51.0% 42.4% 6.6%
Anchorage, AK 40.4 48.8 10.8 52.1 28.6 19.4 58.1 29.3 12.6
Atlanta, GA 54.1 31.6 14.3 52.6 32.6 14.8 60.7 26.6 12.6
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Cleveland, OH 42.7 39.7 17.6 44.6 31.9 23.5 67.0 25.5 7.5
Dallas, TX 52.7 32.7 14.5 58.1 20.5 21.4 73.7 21.1 5.1
Denver, CO 39.0 36.2 24.8 46.8 34.2 19.0 41.4 32.3 26.3
Fort Lauderdale, FL 57.0 29.8 13.2 46.0 42.2 11.9 50.5 46.9 2.6
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Houston, TX 46.3 37.9 15.8 47.7 33.5 18.7 61.4 20.0 18.6
Indianapolis, IN 45.4 36.4 18.1 58.6 29.7 11.6 64.6 20.5 14.9
Las Vegas, NV 46.2 34.8 19.0 48.8 37.2 14.0 70.8 12.3 16.9
Miami, FL 60.9 28.0 11.1 59.0 25.8 15.2 69.2 22.7 8.0
Minneapolis, MN 37.5 40.1 22.4 37.3 36.1 26.6 40.7 25.4 33.8
New Orleans, LA 54.0 31.8 14.2 48.6 29.9 21.5 57.1 42.9 0.0
New York, NY 69.3 26.4 4.2 57.4 34.3 8.3 70.9 27.3 1.8
Oklahoma City, OK 48.5 33.2 18.3 44.3 32.3 23.4 74.1 18.9 7.0
Phoenix, AZ 54.8 33.0 12.2 58.5 20.1 21.4 75.3 16.8 7.9
Portland, OR 40.1 41.2 18.7 54.9 21.0 24.1 56.9 18.7 24.3
Salt Lake City, UT 35.9 38.5 25.6 56.9 37.8 5.4 59.7 26.7 13.6
San Diego, CA 38.1 46.8 15.1 36.9 37.8 25.2 52.2 11.8 36.1
San Jose, CA 36.3 48.9 14.8 18.6 61.9 19.6 67.8 24.3 7.9
Seattle, WA 46.3 35.3 18.4 47.4 33.4 19.1 57.3 23.3 19.3
Spokane, WA 51.4 30.2 18.4 44.1 39.0 16.9 43.1 16.6 40.3
Tucson, AZ 51.2 33.3 15.5 62.0 17.8 20.2 70.7 20.6 8.8
Median 46.3% 34.8% 15.8% 48.8% 32.6% 19.1% 60.7% 23.3% 12.6%
APPENDIX USE OF COURIERS/“GO-BETWEENS” FOR CASH PURCHASES, BY

Table 4-9 DRUG BY SITE—ADULT MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Percent Who Used Couriers/Go-Betweens to Buy
Primary City Marijuana Crack Cocaine Powder Cocaine
Albuquerque, NM 3.2% 2.1% 0.0%
Anchorage, AK 1.5 11.3 3.7
Atlanta, GA 2.5 2.8 2.2
Cleveland, OH 1.9 1.1 0.0
Dallas, TX 1.6 6.4 3.2
Denver, CO 4.7 12.3 10.7
Fort Lauderdale, FL 0.0 3.6 6.0
Houston, TX 4.4 0.0 6.9
Indianapolis, IN 1.3 11.4 4.4
Las Vegas, NV 2.0 5.7 3.0
Miami, FL 1.5 3.6 4.0
Minneapolis, MN 2.7 3.7 0.0
New Orleans, LA 3.0 1.3 8.1
New York, NY 0.3 1.3 0.0
Oklahoma City, OK 1.7 1.4 3.6
Phoenix, AZ 3.7 1.6 8.4
Portland, OR 2.2 1.5 4.7
Salt Lake City, UT 7.1 2.5 11.6
San Diego, CA 6.8 9.8 0.0
San Jose, CA 3.5 3.1 6.0
Seattle, WA 3.5 6.5 5.4
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Spokane, WA 3.8 1.6 4.6
Tucson, AZ 1.4 5.1 4.3
Median 2.5% 3.1% 4.3%
Note: Questions were asked of adult male arrestees who said they had purchased drugs in the 30 days before their arrest. The arrestees were
asked a series of questions about their most recent drug purchase: whether they bought drugs directly themselves or whether they gave the cash
to someone else to buy drugs for them and whether this person works with a dealer.
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APPENDIX OUTDOOR DRUG PURCHASES, BY DRUG BY SITE—ADULT

Table 4-10 MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Percent Who Said They Had Purchased Drugs Outdoors
Albuquerque, NM 22.0% 22.3% 19.6%
Anchorage, AK 21.4 20.3 17.2
Atlanta, GA 44.6 59.2 46.5
Cleveland, OH 63.9 68.2 55.2
Dallas, TX 17.5 30.1 15.6
Denver, CO 37.1 43.8 34.0
Houston, TX 22.0 39.6 9.7
Las Vegas, NV 25.0 49.7 28.5
Miami, FL 44.4 57.2 39.7
New York, NY 80.6 88.0 78.6
Phoenix, AZ 21.5 23.6 16.4
Portland, OR 32.7 50.7 55.4
San Diego, CA 39.3 53.8 30.4
San Jose, CA 30.2 38.1 57.2
Seattle, WA 36.1 54.6 42.1
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Spokane, WA 8.2 18.9 6.6

Tucson, AZ 26.7 26.5 18.9
Median 31.2% 43.8% 30.4%
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Percent Who Said They Had Purchased Drugs Outside Their Neighborhood
Albuquerque, NM 72.5% 67.4% 70.9%
Anchorage, AK 73.5 66.1 61.9
Atlanta, GA 52.8 43.2 48.2
Cleveland, OH 45.6 44.8 55.7
Dallas, TX 49.6 52.0 57.8
Denver, CO 48.0 45.5 62.5
Houston, TX 57.7 60.9 80.3
Las Vegas, NV 63.9 41.2 44.6
Miami, FL 40.8 44.5 55.4
New York, NY 24.4 30.9 29.6
Phoenix, AZ 54.4 46.0 36.4
Portland, OR 49.9 53.0 65.5
San Diego, CA 53.5 44.9 48.7
San Jose, CA 44.8 49.2 44.7
Seattle, WA 65.7 58.3 66.3
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Spokane, WA 57.9 75.5 53.3
Tucson, AZ 55.2 49.0 55.5
Median 55.2% 52.0% 55.5%
Note: Questions were asked of adult male arrestees who said they had purchased drugs in the 30 days before their arrest. Because the question
was,” Did you buy it [name of drug] in the neighborhood where you live or outside your neighborhood?” the definition of “neighborhood”
reflected the arrestees’ perceptions.
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APPENDIX FAILED DRUG PURCHASES, BY DRUG BY SITE—ADULT

Table 4-12 MALE ARRESTEES, 2000
Percent Who Said They Had Failed in Trying to Purchase
Albuquerque, NM 41.2% 39.8% 30.9%
Anchorage, AK 40.7 35.1 30.7
Atlanta, GA 37.4 40.2 28.5
Cleveland, OH 37.9 25.1 12.7
Dallas, TX 45.6 47.3 28.6
Denver, CO 38.8 37.4 39.3
Houston, TX 40.0 51.5 35.5
Las Vegas, NV 42.9 37.4 25.1
Miami, FL 33.5 31.2 26.4
New York, NY 11.6 8.9 11.0
Phoenix, AZ 41.8 30.9 22.1
Portland, OR 26.2 32.2 19.7
San Diego, CA 44.8 36.9 14.3
San Jose, CA 46.7 30.2 34.7
Seattle, WA 42.6 37.4 30.9
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Spokane, WA 31.4 30.2 15.1

Tucson, AZ 32.4 38.2 29.3
Median 39.0% 36.9% 28.5%
Note: Questions were asked of adult male arrestees who said they had attempted to purchase drugs in the 30 days before their arrest.
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APPENDIX REASONS ATTEMPTS TO PURCHASE DRUGS FAILED, BY DRUG BY SITE—ADULT MALE
Table 4-13 ARRESTEES, 2000
Percent of Arrestees Who Failed to Purchase Marijuana Percent of Arrestees Who Failed to Purchase Crack Percent of Arrestees Who Failed to Purchase Powder
Because: Cocaine Because: Cocaine Because:
No Dealers Dealers Did No Dealers Dealers Did No Dealers Dealers Did

Dealers Did Not Not Have Police Other Dealers Did Not Not Have Police Dealers Did Not Not Have Police
Primary City Available Have Any Quality Activity Reason Available Have Any Quality Activity Other Available Have Any Quality Activity Other
Albuquerque, NM 31.4% 33.9% 11.7% 1.4% 21.5% 15.5% 47.2% 0.0% 0.0% 37.4% 10.9% 58.7% 0.0% 0.0% 30.4%
Anchorage, AK 27.5 42.2 17.4 2.3 10.6 36.4 37.4 3.6 11.1 11.4 34.8 46.1 12.0 0.0 7.1
Atlanta, GA 16.4 17.8 20.7 5.7 39.4 13.0 14.6 16.5 4.7 51.1 17.4 18.3 15.3 20.9 28.1
Cleveland, OH 46.2 24.0 10.3 14.1 5.3 49.5 21.6 9.9 11.2 7.7 40.5 20.5 30.5 8.6 0.0
Dallas, TX 25.4 26.0 23.9 8.3 16.4 31.5 20.1 7.7 17.0 23.7 30.1 26.1 4.8 14.0 25.0
Denver, CO 24.2 38.4 12.9 0.0 24.6 31.0 23.4 11.3 11.5 22.8 50.5 19.5 16.4 0.0 13.6
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33.5 25.0 15.8 6.6 19.1 20.9 14.6 20.2 10.0 34.4 24.8 35.8 0.0 0.0 39.3
Houston, TX 32.5 24.1 11.5 0.5 31.4 18.1 5.3 12.2 27.9 36.5 36.1 20.7 15.8 0.0 27.4
Indianapolis, IN 18.2 20.8 10.5 3.5 47.0 32.2 9.3 6.2 2.8 49.4 46.9 5.1 2.3 11.6 34.1
Las Vegas, NV 21.1 26.7 13.2 3.2 35.7 34.0 14.3 15.3 10.3 26.0 18.8 16.4 15.7 12.1 37.1
Miami, FL 24.3 19.0 12.8 18.4 25.6 21.5 29.5 9.9 17.2 21.8 28.1 19.0 16.0 32.1 4.9
Minneapolis, MN 18.6 29.9 30.2 6.9 14.5 8.7 30.0 16.5 5.4 39.5 11.3 46.3 0.0 0.0 42.4
New Orleans, LA 20.7 29.3 8.7 10.3 31.0 22.2 26.1 7.2 26.3 18.2 15.2 23.0 8.8 10.7 42.3
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New York, NY 22.2 11.9 23.7 41.3 0.9 37.1 10.6 7.6 44.6 0.0 51.6 0.0 9.3 39.1 0.0
Oklahoma City, OK 14.4 41.2 20.0 6.8 17.7 16.9 42.0 12.6 2.3 26.2 19.8 73.8 0.0 0.0 6.4
2 0 0 0
Phoenix, AZ 27.2 30.5 9.4 3.6 29.3 20.7 29.9 9.9 18.0 21.6 25.4 17.1 8.1 16.3 33.1
Portland, OR 13.2 45.3 1.5 2.1 37.9 26.8 23.4 24.0 3.7 22.0 38.3 5.0 35.0 0.0 21.7
Salt Lake City, UT 23.1 47.4 15.7 9.8 4.0 15.3 42.0 26.0 12.4 4.3 59.2 18.2 4.4 14.6 3.7
San Diego, CA 26.4 28.7 23.0 10.0 11.9 44.5 9.0 11.4 15.9 19.2 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
San Jose, CA 30.4 47.2 14.6 4.4 3.6 51.8 6.9 26.0 8.2 7.0 38.2 16.3 15.0 15.0 15.5
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Seattle, WA 20.4 33.8 21.3 2.4 22.1 32.1 14.6 15.8 22.9 14.6 22.2 32.0 10.6 14.1 21.0
Spokane, WA 26.5 45.3 11.5 3.4 13.2 16.4 28.4 40.4 0.0 14.8 48.5 24.6 10.1 16.8 0.0
Tucson, AZ 14.1 53.9 3.0 7.9 21.0 37.3 39.9 0.0 13.5 9.3 33.8 43.8 2.2 6.7 13.5
Median 24.2% 29.9% 13.2% 5.7% 21.0% 26.8% 23.4% 11.4% 11.2% 21.8% 33.8% 20.5% 9.3% 10.7% 21.0%
Note: Questions were asked of adult male arrestees who said they had attempted but failed to purchase drugs in the 30 days before their arrest.
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75 percent (Albuquerque). arrestees (median 6 percent) were classi-

Lowest and highest percentages for each

Binge Drinker 1 or more days Alcohol dependence

result is a clinical diagnosis of either

alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence.

PERCENT BINGED, PAST YEAR

Schedule (SUDDS-IV), an instrument based

they had consumed alcohol in the past year.

Dependence Alcohol and Use Alcohol

drinking. Thus, among the heavier-drinking Is alcohol use related to use of

APPENDIX BINGE DRINKING IN PAST YEAR AND PAST MONTH,

Percent Who Said They Binged

Primary City In Past Year In Past Month

Median 61.0% 51.7%

APPENDIX BINGE DRINKING, PAST MONTH, BY AGE AND RACE, BY

Primary City Under 21 21-25 26-30 31-35 36+ White Black

New Orleans, LA 17.0 24.2 43.9 41.3 55.7 68.5 31.1

Phoenix, AZ 55.4 54.0 55.0 51.7 54.4 52.2 44.1

Seattle, WA 58.6 52.2 53.4 49.1 50.3 58.0 42.6

Tucson, AZ 57.4 61.1 51.5 56.6 64.1 58.9 55.1

APPENDIX BINGE DRINKING, PAST MONTH, BY DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC

Employment Status Education Household Status Health Insurance Status

Tucson, AZ 58.3 61.1 61.1 55.3 66.8 58.0 57.6 60.0

b. At least a high school diploma.

APPENDIX BINGE DRINKING, PAST MONTH, BY LEVEL OF DRINKING,

Percent Who Were Level of Drinking

Albany/Capital Area, NY 53.2% 25.6% 5.6% 21.6% 34.1%

New Orleans, LA 36.0 17.6 4.9 12.7 21.0

Phoenix, AZ 54.2 30.1 6.1 17.9 30.8

Seattle, WA 52.1 29.0 5.6 17.1 29.1

Spokane, WA 55.9 32.3 8.6 14.6 30.6

APPENDIX ADULT MALE ARRESTEES AT RISK FOR ALCOHOL

Albany/Capital Area, NY 35.1% 25.2% 40.6% 32.5% 39.7% 37.6%

Employment Status Education Household Status Health Insurance Status

Phoenix, AZ 34.2 31.7 33.3 33.9 47.6 32.2 30.7 35.2

Seattle, WA 31.9 35.5 31.5 40.5 40.8 32.3 31.6 34.9

Spokane, WA 34.1 39.9 33.3 49.0 27.6 37.6 32.9 39.8

b. At least a high school diploma.

APPENDIX ADULT MALE ARRESTEES AT RISK FOR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, PAST

Albany/Capital Area, NY 30.6% 65.5% 76.7% 87.6%

APPENDIX PROPORTIONS OF ADULT MALE ARRESTEES AT RISK FOR ALCOHOL OR

Albany/Capital Area, NY 54.3% 41.9% 25.0% 40.8% 32.6% 45.2%

New Orleans, LA 37.7 33.8 35.4 55.6 41.4 29.2

Phoenix, AZ 46.2 40.1 25.9 64.3 43.2 26.5

Seattle, WA 48.0 39.7 17.4 57.3 41.6 27.2

Spokane, WA 52.6 37.2 24.8 63.5 37.9 28.7

APPENDIX DRUG USE IN PAST MONTH, BY LEVEL OF ALCOHOL

Tucson, AZ 32.8 16.9 6.0 50.9 64.9 34.6 14.7 82.1

IV. Drug Markets

by Bruce G. Taylor and Michael Costa* Areas of focus

to explore drug markets was the result of a

participated in the market for this drug in Paying for drugs

The DMP is a heroin purchase program that pro-

DEA data in research

purity of outdoor drug purchases made by inform-

Marijuana Crack Cocaine Powder Cocaine Heroin Methamphetamine

= Median: the site at the 50th percentile rank.