Street
Drug Prices
The purpose of listing street drug prices on this page is for
educational use only. Note, we are a drug and alcohol rehab website
and do not advocate using the substances listed.
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Yet, we also realize that people are curious about the costs
for street drugs for many reasons. One reason is that that drug
and alcohol abuse is happening in your neighborhood and mine across
the U. S. People in your community, friends and family members,
are paying a monetary price besides an emotional and psychological
price for their addictions.
Another reason is that every time a large DEA bust hits the news
and large dollar amounts of an illegal drug are ceased it does
make one wonder what these numbers mean.
The costs for street drugs listed below are just ballpark estimates
based upon many factors such as quality, quantity, location and
from whom the drugs are bought.
The U. S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has provided this short
list of drug prices:
Street Drug Prices
- Amphetamine 10 mg $5
- Cocaine 1 gram $45
- Marijuana 1 gram $10
- Mushrooms 3.5 grams $25
- Oxycodone 60 mg $8
- Valium 7 mg $7
- Alcohol beer 6-pack 12 fl. Oz. $7.99
- Heroin 0.10 grams $25
- Ecstacy 100 mg $15
- Methamphetamines 20 mg $30
*Information provided by the DEA
The DEA also has a useful page
about the most commonly abused drugs. This is just another reference
that shows what the illicit drugs are and how they are used. We
also have a page on street drugs
that you may find helpful.
And finally, here is a PDF file that is a 2009 street
drug price list from the greater Toronto area in Canada. The
numbers may be different in your area depending upon where you
live.
Below is a list of the DEA drug seizures.
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Year |
Cocaine
kgs |
Heroin
kgs |
Marijuana
kgs |
Methamphetamine
kgs |
Hallucinogens
dosage units |
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2009
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49,339
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642
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666,120
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1,703
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2,954,251
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2008
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49,823.3
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598.6
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660,969.2
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1,540.4
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9,199,693
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2007
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96,713
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625
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356,472
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1,086
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5,636,305
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2006
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69,826
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805
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322,438
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1,711
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4,606,277
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2005
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118,311
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640
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283,344
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2,161
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8,881,321
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2004
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117,854
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672
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265,813
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1,659
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2,261,706
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2003
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73,725
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795
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254,196
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1,678
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2,878,594
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2002
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63,640
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710
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238,024
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1,353
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11,661,157
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2001
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59,430
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753
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271,849
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1,634
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13,755,390
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2000
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58,674
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546
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331,964
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1,771
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29,307,427
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1999
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36,165
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351
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338,247
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1,489
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1,736,077
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1998
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34,447
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370
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262,180
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1,203
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1,075,457
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1997
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28,670
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399
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215,348
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1147
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1,100,912
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1996
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44,735
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320
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192,059
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751
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1,719,209
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1995
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45,326
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876
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219,830
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876
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2,768,165
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1994
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75,051
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491
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157,181
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768
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1,366,817
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1993
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55,529
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616
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143,055
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560
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2,710,063
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1992
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69,324
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722
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201,483
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352
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1,305,177
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1991
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67,016
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1,174
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98,592
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289
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1,297,394
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1990
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57,031
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535
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127,792
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272
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2,826,966
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1989
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73,587
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758
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286,371
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896
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13,125,010
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1988
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60,951
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728
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347,306
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694
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16,706,442
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1987
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49,666
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512
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629,839
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198
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6,556,891
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1986
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29,389
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421
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491,831
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234.5
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4,146,329
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Source:
DEA (STRIDE)
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Like all commodities, supply and demand impacts the drug prices
at any given time and at any given location. If you add up the
costs over time, you will easily see that drug addiction not only
impacts your physical health, well-being, relationships and psychological
health but has a deep impact on one's wallet as well.
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