Wisconsin
The state of Wisconsin is home to 5,540,200 people and the capitol is Madison. This state currently has 23,000 people incarcerated in state prisons. Wisconsin police will roughly make 33,850 arrests this year for drug charges and 22,560 arrests for DUIs. The sate of Wisconsin will also lose 1,555 people from alcohol use and 350 people will subsequently lose their lives from drug use.
. All types of drugs are a concern for the state of Wisconsin and depending upon the area will depend on which drug is prominent. In the eastern and central part of the state cocaine in the powder form and rock form can be easily found. High purity heroin is also of big concern in this area. The western part of the state is where most methamphetamine consumption and production is but seems to be slowly decreasing. There are 3 types of organizations that dominate the distribution of drugs throughout the state: Mexican drug organizations that transport meth, cocaine and marijuana, Nigerian groups that traffic SW Asian heroin and Dominican groups that distribute cocaine and South American heroin.
Marijuana seems to be the most readily available drug on the market and can be bought in kilogram quantities. The quality year by year seems to be increasing. One, when caught, can receive a misdemeanor for any amount, 6 months of jail time and up to a $1,000 fine
Wisconsin is also home to 268,145 marijuana users, 117,425 people who abuse prescription pills, 43,950 people who use some form of cocaine and 2,490 heroin addicts.
