What America's Users Spend on Illegal Drugs, 2000-2010

• Main Author: Kilmer, Beau (auth)
• Other Authors: Everingham, Susan S. (auth), Caulkins, Jonathan P. (auth), Midgette, Gregory (auth), Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2014
• Subjects: Pharmacology; Central government policies; Addiction & therapy; Coping with drug & alcohol abuse; Psychology; Political Science; Health Sciences
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

RAND researchers generated national estimates of consumption of four illicit drugs from 2000 to 2010: cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine. Throughout the decade, U.S. drug users spent on the order of $100 billion annually on these drugs, although the spending distribution and use pattern...