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There are about 15,000 rehab admissions in Utah each year for drug and alcohol addiction.
According to 2005-2006 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), approximately 133,000 Utah citizens (ages 12 or older) reported past month use of an illicit drug. Additional results indicate that 59,000 Utah citizens reported illicit drug dependence or abuse within the past year. Approximately 41,000 reported past year illicit drug dependence.
Cocaine is encountered
throughout Utah and crack cocaine is available in limited quantities. Prices
for cocaine powder remain stable.
Heroin poses a serious problem throughout Utah. Mexican brown and black tar heroin are readily available throughout the state, though multi-ounce and larger quantities are primarily distributed in Utah’s major cities.
The majority of marijuana encountered in Utah is of Mexican origin, although it is also grown in the fertile soil of the remote areas of the state.
The dramatic reduction in locally produced methamphetamine has been accompanied by an increase in the availability of Mexican methamphetamine in Utah. The price of methamphetamine supplied by Mexican poly-drug trafficking organizations has increased in the last year. Several
MDMA and designer drugs are a problem along the Wasatch Range, which stretches from Provo to Ogden. These drugs are available through bars, clubs, private parties and raves.
Current investigations indicate that diversion of OxyContin continues to be a problem in Utah, while diazepam, meperidine, and methadone were also identified as being among the most commonly abused and diverted pharmaceuticals in state.
DEA Local Offices
Salt Lake City—801-524-4156
St.
George—435-673-6255
Ogden
Park City
Provo
Salt Lake City
St. George