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           The number of methamphetamine labs seized in 2005 was approximately 20% fewer than in 2004. A more pure form of the drug known as “ice” has replaced the methamphetamine previously produced in the “mom and pop” labs in Alabama. Virtually all of the methamphetamine coming into the state is brought in by Mexican DTOs from Mexico and Texas and distribution points in Atlanta, Georgia. For the second year, methamphetamine has been identified by law enforcement as the number one drug threat in Alabama. Law Enforcement agencies throughout Alabama report cocaine closely behind methamphetamine, as a significant threat. Cocaine is widely available throughout the state. Most of the cocaine is transported into Alabama from the Houston, Texas or Atlanta, Georgia areas.

       Over the past year, the presence of heroin has increased. Heroin is available in certain areas of Mobile and Birmingham, as well as Montgomery and Auburn in limited quantities. This information has been provided by confidential sources and substantiated by the increase in the number of patients in these areas admitted to clinics for treatment.

        The drug threat in Alabama is the widespread availability and abuse of illegal drugs arriving from outside the state, along with its homegrown marijuana and the increasing danger of local manufacture of methamphetamine and designer drugs. The abuse of these drugs has not increased over the past year; however, methamphetamine “ice” appears to be replacing ecstasy as the “club drug” of choice. The abuse of MDMA and GHB is greater in the areas of Alabama where universities or colleges are located.

       Hydrocodone was the most abused pharmaceutical drug in 2005. Other drugs commonly diverted and abused were Oxycontin and Vicodin. The average age of a first time user of an opiate drug is between 15 and 22. Alabama created a law to assist in curbing "doctor shopping" by implementing a Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP).

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