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The Kentucky State Police reports that
OxyContin is the drug of choice in eastern Kentucky. The Kentucky
State Police in Hazard report a significant shift from cocaine
and methamphetamine abuse to OxyContin and Tylox abuse. Tylox
is another trade name oxycodone product.
The U.S. Attorney, District of Maine, identifies
OxyContin as the most significant drug threat in the state.
The Maryland Drug Early Warning System,
a real-time substance abuse monitoring program, identifies
oxycodone as a leading emerging drug of abuse in 2000. The
DEA reports nearly 85 percent of 1999 arrests for writing
false prescriptions in Maryland involved oxycodone products,
including OxyContin.
The Cincinnati Police Department's Pharmaceutical
Diversion Squad reports a growing OxyContin threat. From January
to October 2000, illicit drug dealers in Cincinnati diverted
over 9,000 doses of OxyContin (31 percent of all diverted
oxycodone products). During the same time period, 49 of the
squad's 341 diversion investigations targeted OxyContin, resulting
in 22 arrests.
The Cambria County Drug Task Force reports
that, as of September 2000, almost 30 percent of its undercover
drug purchases involved OxyContin, and 31 suspects were accused
of distributing tens of thousands of dollars' worth of OxyContin.
The Gilbert Police Department reports OxyContin
is the "worst" drug the department has ever encountered,
with OxyContin abuse even surpassing marijuana abuse.
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