2015 Drug Trends in South Carolina

South Carolina is known for Myrtle Beach, beautiful sand dunes, and a unique countryside. But it’s also known for having a couple of drug problems that you find throughout the country. The two major ones that have been raising their heads in 2015 are cocaine and heroin, both of which we will explore in more detail in this article.

Cocaine

Cocaine is becoming more of a problem than ever before in South Carolina, and many of its users are adolescents under the age of 25. Most adolescent cocaine abusers in the state are male, but there are still females that abuse it as well. Cocaine abuse among males in South Carolina is about twice that of females, for both short term and long term studies.

There are indications that powdered cocaine is becoming progressively accessible all through South Carolina in amounts running from grams to kilograms, with ounces being the “standard” of measurement in the state. The cost and virtue of cocaine in South Carolina differ with the area of the sale and the type of cocaine that is being offered. The cost of cocaine is much less in South Carolina than other states, and it’s estimated that the easy access is one of the reasons that it has become so popular in recent years.

Crack cocaine is the drug regularly connected with violent crimes all through the state. Most law implementation offices in South Carolina refer to the violent crimes connected with cocaine trafficking and abuse as the most genuine criminal danger to the state. That makes it all the more important for us to address this problem and get people the help that they need in order to get past their addiction and become functional, helpful parts of society once again.

Cocaine trafficking and abuse are the main cause for some unlawful acts, including theft, burglary, and gun infringements. Crack is the drug of choice for people of all socio-economic ranges, for example, open lodging activities, and is getting to be more popular in suburban and provincial zones. Split clients, who frequently carry out law violations to get the money that they need in order to feed their addictions, fuel the expansion in violent crime and property crime rates. Treatment centers in this region are working hard to try and ensure that cocaine becomes less of a problem as time goes on.

 

Heroin

Heroin, another hard drug, is also a problem in this area of the United States. The main freely subsidized heroin facility working in South Carolina and the one and only reporting confirmations to different law enforcement agencies are located in Charleston, but it is believed that there are a number more located throughout the state. The heroin abuser populace in South Carolina, which is centered in the Greenville, Charleston, and Columbia areas, utilizes diverse techniques to control the drug. Most heroin abusers in the state infuse the drug, yet some likewise huff heroin or use it in mixes with different drugs. Some heroin abusers utilize a fusion of heroin and cocaine, known as a speedball, which can be fatal if done incorrectly.

South Carolina’s adolescents are more inclined to abuse heroin than are adolescents across the nation; but, it is used less than any other illegal drug that is in the state currently. Some people would assume that this is a good sign, but the problem is that the use of the drug is on the increase as it becomes more accessible to adolescents, young adults, and even older adults. Heroin abuse knows no age in South Carolina, and if you were to take a look at the treatment facilities in the state, you would see how diverse it really is. The distribution of the drug is becoming more of a problem, and it’s thought that if it is not reined in, the problems will only become worse and its use will outpace that of other popular drugs like crack cocaine and marijuana.

Opium is not developed or prepared into heroin in South Carolina. Heroin is brought into the United States from locations in Central America, South America, and Southern Asia. Until the early 1990s, Mexico and Southeast Asia were the essential source ranges for heroin in the United States, and the southwestern region of Asia also brought in a little bit as well. Since that time, however, South American heroin has become a large part of the household heroin market. Heroin of almost every type is currently found in South Carolina, and there are many ways to access it, which has put it on the radar of law enforcement officials.