Los Angeles is the primary market for Mexican black tar heroin and continues to be one of the primary markets for cocaine. In 2003, 68.6% of adult males arrested and 59.3% of female arrests in Los Angeles tested positive for at least one of the following drugs when they were arrested: cocaine, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine or PCP.
During 2003, 11.5% of adult males and 25.0% of adult females arrested in Los Angeles reported being in some sort of outpatient substance abuse program in their lives.
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During 2004, there were approximately 50,000 people admitted to public and private treatment programs in Los Angeles. The number one reason was heroin addiction at 23.9% followed by methamphetamine at 21.8%.
Los Angeles continues to be one of the nation’s largest cocaine shipment and distribution centers.
The Los Angeles area, specifically Compton, is the primary source for most of the PCP found in the U.S.
During 2004, approximately 20 pounds of black tar heroin were seized in Los Angeles.
As of September 2005, there were 2 drug courts in Los Angeles that had been operating for more than 2 years. There were no additional drug courts in existence or being planned in Los Angeles at that time.
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