A large proportion of men arrested in Atlanta test positive for illegal drugs at the time of their arrest according to federal studies.
About 62% of men arrested in 2010 tested positive for at least one drug according to National Drug Control Policy’s Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Annual Report.
“Drug addiction is too often the root of crime in our communities,” said Gil Kerlikowse, director of the National Drug Control Policy.
The federal program analysed samples within 48 hours of the arrests. All males both arrested on drugs related charges and other crimes were checked. The drugs test conducted was for the following nine drugs: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, methadone, benzodiazepines, PCP, Darvon, Amphetamines and barbiturates.
It was also noted that less men tested positive for cocaine in 2010 compared to that of 2007.