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All other calls will be routed to our treatment partners. If you feel that any of our contact information to a specific treatment center is inaccurate, out-of-date, or otherwise questionable, please contact at info addictionresouce. Evidence Based. Medically Reviewed by Johnelle Smith, M. Design: Retail prices for crack and powder cocaine are compared for 14 US cities between and using regression analysis and t-tests.
Findings: On average, crack is neither more nor less expensive per pure unit than powder cocaine. Prices are not equal in every city in every year, but crack is equally likely to be more or less expensive, and the differences are not large relative to variation in prices of both forms of cocaine between cities and over time.
When laced with fentanyl or other substances, the costs can be twice as much or more. Importing cocaine into the United States has become more challenging in recent years. Port authorities are more suspicious of packages and have increased both random and all-product screenings at the borders.
As a result, cocaine can be harder to find in the United States than it used to be. That has driven prices up somewhat in some areas. In terms of quality, cocaine is generally weakened when sold. That is, dealers add powder or other substances to it to stretch their supply. Cocaine users with a serious addiction may need to spend more to purchase enough cocaine to meet their needs. Cocaine is one of the most expensive of all illicit street drugs. A gram of cocaine, which is the most common purchase for a moderate to heavy user, will yield about 10 lines.
A gram may also yield as many as 25 hits. For those who have a severe cocaine addiction, it can be a very expensive habit. Because cocaine has become so expensive and hard to find, many people seek out crack or crack cocaine instead. Usually, a person purchasing it would buy a gram at a time.
Marijuana is one of the most complex drugs to put a price tag on. These laws have helped to make the drug more accessible. Another key reason why the costs range so much is the quality. Some brands are charging more than others for various reasons, including demand, the rarity of the particular product and the overall cost to grow it from seed. Prices range widely by location in the United States as well. The cost of the drug has dropped significantly over the years as more states have legalized it for one form or another.
As such, the legal industry is far less profitable for dealers than it used to be.
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