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NDIC analyzes information from local, state, regional, and federal agencies to produce threat assessments addressing specific drug types.

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Methamphetamine

Be Aware! Products from your store may be used to produce methamphetamine-- Methamphetamine Poster
May 2003   pdf  (1,097 KB)
This poster alerts store owners about products that can be used in manufacturing methamphetamine.

Crystal Methamphetamine--Information Bulletin
August 2002
Product No. 2002-L0424-005  html   pdf  (280 KB)
En Español 2003-L0508-003  html   pdf  (261 KB)
This information bulletin provides an update on the availability of, demand for, production, transportation, and distribution of crystal methamphetamine.

Iodine in Methamphetamine Production--Information Brief
July 2002
Product No. 2002-L0490-002  html   pdf  (492 KB)
En Español 2003-L0508-004  html   pdf  (237 KB)
This information brief discusses the use of iodine in methamphetamine production, its hazards, availability, theft and diversion, and attempts at control by legislation.

Marijuana and Methamphetamine Trafficking on Federal Lands Threat Assessment
February 2005
Product No. 2005-Q0317-007  html   pdf  (2,170 KB)
This report provides an assessment of marijuana cultivation and methamphetamine production occurring on and transportation through public federal lands.

Methamphetamine Drug Threat Assessment
March 2005
Product No. 2005-Q0317-009  html   pdf  (1,257 KB)
This threat assessment examines the threat posed to the United States by the trafficking and abuse of methamphetamine. It describes methamphetamine trends, availability, demand, production, transportation, and distribution.

Methamphetamine-Related Identity Theft--Intelligence Bulletin
May 2007
Product No. 2007-L0424-003  html   pdf  (534 KB)
This bulletin documents the relationship between the trafficking and distribution of methamphetamine and the crime of identity theft.

National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2008
December 2007
Product No. 2007-Q0317-006  html   pdf  (21,160 KB)
This Threat Assessment is a national-level strategic assessment of methamphetamine trafficking in the United States. It addresses significant trends in methamphetamine production, transportation, distribution, and abuse. It discusses a wide range of issues, including methamphetamine production in Mexico, the increasing availability of Mexican ice methamphetamine in domestic drug markets, and apparent methamphetamine shortages in some western markets.

National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2007
November 2006
Product No. 2006-Q0317-003  html   pdf  (4,445 KB)
This interagency assessment provides a strategic overview and predictive outlook of the threat to the United States from the illicit trafficking and use of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.

Miscellaneous

Buprenorphine: Potential for Abuse--Intelligence Bulletin
September 2004
Product No. 2004-L0424-013  html   pdf  (370 KB)
This bulletin addresses the use of buprenorphine, a drug recently approved for use in opiate addiction therapy. It examines the drug's effects, advantages of traditional treatment options, and vulnerability to diversion and abuse.

Methadone Diversion, Abuse, and Misuse: Deaths Increasing at Alarming Rate
November 16, 2007
Product No.  2007-Q0317-001  html   pdf  ( 1,499 KB)
This assessment analyzes the increase in methadone-related deaths since the late 1990s, the increase in legitimately prescribed and disbursed methadone, and the thefts and increased availability of diverted methadone.

 

OxyContin

OxyContin Diversion, Availability, and Abuse--Intelligence Bulletin
August 2004
Product No. 2004-L0424-017  html   pdf  (525 KB)
This report provides an assessment of OxyContin diversion and abuse in the United States

 

PCP

PCP: Increasing Availability and Abuse--Intelligence Bulletin
September 2004
Product No. 2004-L0424-002  html   pdf  (331 KB)
This Intelligence Bulletin provides law enforcement, seizure, and treatment data indicating that PCP availability and abuse are increasing in some areas of the country, particularly in metropolitan areas. Though considered a minor threat in comparison to other illicit drugs, the resurgence of PCP poses a significant threat to the United States.

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