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Georgia

Drugs of Use

The most widely available drugs in the state of Georgia still continue to be cocaine and crack cocaine. Cocaine is transported into the state, in most cases, and transferred into crack cocaine. There are regions of Georgia where the use of heroin seems to be rising presently. Marijuana is still the most commonly abused drug in the state of Georgia. This drug is readily available throughout the state and is usually imported from Mexico and other areas south of the boarder.

The use of methamphetamine continues to climb in the state of Georgia as do the use and abuse of club drugs such as MDMA, GHB and Ketamine (Special K). These club drugs are increasingly popular in the club scene and on college campuses with the younger populations.

Currently the use and abuse of prescription drugs continues to rise and the abuse of these drugs is becoming an increasing problem in the state. The drugs of abuse include Demerol, Xanax, Valium, Dilaudid, and Percodan. Oxycodone is currently the most sought after.

Abuse and Addiction

According to 2003-2004 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), approximately 560,000 (8%) Georgia citizens (ages 12 or older) reported past month use of an illicit drug. In addition, the 2003-2004 NSDUH results indicate that 197,000 (2.82%) Georgia citizens reported illicit drug dependence or abuse within the past year. Approximately 125,000 (1.78%) reported past year illicit drug dependence.

Crime and Drug-Related Crime

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made 550 drug arrests in Georgia during 2005. This is up from 499 DEA drug arrests in 2004.

There were a number of arrests in the state of Georgia for both the possession and the sale/manufacturing of narcotics. In fact, there were 17,288 adult arrests for marijuana possession in Georgia during 2004 and 3,453 arrests for the sale/manufacturing of the drug. There were also 9,692 arrests for the possession of opium/cocaine (and derivative drugs) and 3,410 for sale/manufacturing of these drugs

The total number of adult arrests for possession of drugs was around 30,000 in 2004 while the number of arrests for the sale/manufacturing of drugs was around 10,000 during the same year.