Excerpt from Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network: Drug Abuse Trends in the Dayton Region (June 2016-January 2017 Report)
Participants reported that the availability of powdered methamphetamine has decreased during the past six months, while treatment providers reported that availability has remained the same. A participant indicated, “Not around in the area.” Conversely, treatment providers commented: “It has remained the same; It just isn’t their drug of choice.” Although participants most often reported that the availability of powdered methamphetamine has decreased, several participants indicated that they expected the availability of the drug to increase: “The [methamphetamine] epidemic hasn’t started yet. Meth will follow the same road as heroin; Meth will be the thing that makes the heroin epidemic go down.” The Miami Valley Regional Crime Lab reported that the number of methamphetamine cases it processes has remained the same during the past six months, while the BCI London Crime Lab reported that the number of methamphetamine cases it processes has increased.
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