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Federal Chemical Controls Have Shrunk U.S. Cocaine Supply According to UA-Led Research
March 9, 2015
March 9, 2015
Following a December 2006 federal restriction on a chemical critical to the production of cocaine, the United States experienced a 35 percent decrease in cocaine purity, a 32 percent decrease in cocaine seized and a 100 percent increase in cocaine price – all indicators of a major downward shift in cocaine supply.