I just got done reading in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the wholesale price for cocaine has gone UP.  According to the report:

White House drug czar John P. Walters cites the price increases as a sign that U.S. efforts to combat the cocaine trade are paying off. The full report is still classified, but the drug policy office said in a written statement that the costs of crack and powder cocaine have doubled in some cities and that many dealers are unable to obtain the drug.

A shortage of cocaine in the US?  The report also reads that because the % of workers testing positive for cocaine is down, there must be less around to use.  Well, here is one for you, what if it means they just don’t use the cocaine, but are on someother drug now?

Prescription drug abuse is on the rise, what if they are switching to that, thinking it’s less easy to detect?  Maybe the drug isn’t as widely available in the US and trends show that when supply is down, demand is up, the price soars.  It works that way with just about anything.  That’s economy and how it works. 

The White House drug czar John P. Walters says that even though the numbers look promising, the drug trade is known for it’s wild ups and downs.