Maine
The state of Maine is home to 1,320,500 residents and the capitol is Augusta. In Maine there are roughly over 2,000 people who are in state prisons. This year the police will make over 8,000 arrests for drug charges and 6,000 for DUIs. There will be 370 lives lost from alcohol use and 100 will die from drug use this year in Maine.
Cocaine and heroin are the real areas of concern for the state of Maine. Cocaine is easily accessible all through out the state as well as high quality heroin. Interstate 95 is a very easy way for drug traffickers to get there product all over the state. With the 225 miles of coastline and close to 3,500 miles of shoreline in Maine the traffickers are finding a variety of ways to get their products to their customers. Methamphetamine has been a slow rising problem but has not reached a level of any real concern.
Marijuana is still number one in consumption and distribution. It can be found all over the state of Maine and with the Canadian border near by it is being smuggled into Maine for its higher quality. It comes into the state in quantities of 15-100 lbs at a time.
Living in Maine are 63,775 marijuana users, 27,930 people who abuse prescription drugs, 10,500 cocaine addicts and 600 people who are addicted to heroin.
