North Dakota\s need for addiction treatment:  Mexican criminal groups dominate the transportation and wholesale distribution of methamphetamine and marijuana in North Dakota and the need for addiction treatment is on the rise. These groups are also the primary transporters of powdered cocaine and heroin into the state, obtaining their drug supply from drug trafficking organizations and criminal groups based primarily in Mexico. Mexican criminal groups often transport multiple drugs in private vehicles.  As the venues for transportation and distribution expand the need for effective drug rehab increases.

North Dakota\'s need for methamphetamine drug rehab:  Methamphetamine is the most significant drug threat to North Dakota and is the drug-related investigative priority for federal, state, and local law enforcement officials making the need for methamphetamine drug rehab a must in the state. Treatment admissions to publicly funded facilities for methamphetamine abuse from 1994 through 1999 surpassed admissions for abuse of any other illicit drug except marijuana. Methamphetamine is readily available, and its availability is increasing throughout the state. Law enforcement officials seized more methamphetamine statewide in 1999 than they seized during the previous 4 years combined. They report that Mexico-produced methamphetamine is the most common type available, followed by methamphetamine produced in California by Mexican criminal groups. High purity methamphetamine produced in small quantities in North Dakota is also of great concern. The number of methamphetamine laboratory seizures has increased since 1998. Mexican criminal groups transport multipound quantities of the drug from Mexico and California via Minnesota and Washington and distribute the drug at the wholesale level. Caucasian and Native American local independent dealers are the primary retail distributors of Mexico- and California-produced methamphetamine. Independent methamphetamine producers, primarily Caucasians, are the retail distributors of locally produced methamphetamine. In addition, the Sons of Silence outlaw motorcycle gang transports small amounts of methamphetamine, primarily from transshipment points in Colorado, and distributes the drug at the retail level in North Dakota.  The desperate need for drug rehab has become a prevalent issueb to the state.

North Dakota\'s need for marijuana addiction treatment:  Marijuana is the drug of choice and the most readily available drug in North Dakota fueling the need for marijuana addiction treatment in the state. Treatment admissions to publicly funded facilities for marijuana abuse nearly doubled between 1994 and 1999. Marijuana availability also is increasing throughout the state, leading to corresponding increases in investigations, seizures, and arrests. Most of the marijuana seized in the state is produced in Mexico. High potency marijuana also is produced locally, primarily in small quantities indoors. Canada-produced marijuana is available as well. Mexican criminal groups transport multipound quantities of Mexico-produced marijuana through the southwestern states into North Dakota and distribute the drug at the wholesale level. Caucasian and Native American local independent dealers are the primary retail distributors of Mexico-produced marijuana, while local producers distribute locally produced marijuana fueling the need for effective marijuana drug rehab, education and addiction treatment..

North Dakota\'s need for cocaine drug rehab:  In North Dakota, powdered cocaine availability and abuse are stable at low levels, and crack cocaine availability and abuse are very limited but this does not mean the need for cocaine drug rehab is not an important issue for the state. Pound and kilogram amounts of cocaine are not available in the state. The limited amount of crack that is available is converted locally by retail distributors. Mexican criminal groups transport small quantities of powdered cocaine from Mexico through the southwestern states and distribute it to local Caucasian and Native American independent dealers and African American street gangs that sell the drug at the retail level. These independent dealers and street gangs also are involved in the retail distribution of crack cocaine.  As the drug becomes more readily available the need for cocaine drug rehab weighs heavy on the minds of many.

North Dakota\'s need for club drug rehab:  Other dangerous drugs, including club drugs, hallucinogens, and diverted pharmaceuticals, appeal to a small segment of the population, however: the need for club drug rehab is still an important issue for the state. Abuse of club drugs and hallucinogens occurs primarily in urban areas and is concentrated on high school and college campuses. Caucasian independent dealers are the primary transporters and distributors of club drugs and hallucinogens into and throughout North Dakota. The diversion and abuse of pharmaceuticals pose a growing threat to North Dakota.  More and more younger kids are trying the very dangerous and deadly club drugs fueling the need for effective club drug rehab.

North Dakota\'s need for heroin addiction treatment:  The availability and abuse of heroin are limited in North Dakota. but as the drug eases across the United States the need for heroin addiction treatment is ever increasing The Bureau of Criminal Investigation reports very few heroin investigations. Law enforcement officials report that Mexican black tar heroin is the primary type available, although Mexican brown powdered heroin is occasionally available. Mexican criminal groups transport, distribute, and abuse most of the heroin available in North Dakota. However, in Fargo and Grand Forks these groups distribute heroin to Caucasian independent dealers who sell the drug at the retail level.  Heroin seems to be the latest craze in North Dakota and although it is not as widely abused as many other street drugs North Dakota residents fear the worst and take a closer look into effective heroin drug rehab, drug education and addiction treatment.