The Most Significant Drug Threats Identified by HIDTA Directors for Calendar Year 2023
Information prepared by the National Emerging Trends Initiative (NETI)Source: https://www.hidtaprogram.org/NETI/HidtaDirectorsRatings24.pdf
Greatest Drug ThreatFentanyl and methamphetamine were listed most frequently as the greatest drug threats throughout the United States in 2023.
Second Greatest Drug Threat
Third Greatest Drug Threat
Fourth Greatest Drug Threat
Resources
Drugs of AbuseDrug Enforcement Administration, December 2022https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/2022_DOA_eBook_File_Final.pdf
2020 National Drug Threat AssessmentDrug Enforcement Administration, March 2021 (most current version)https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2021-02/DIR-008-21%202020%20National%20Drug%20Threat%20Assessment_WEB.pdf
Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking OrganizationsCongressional Research Service, Updated June 2022https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R41576/47
National Drug Control StrategyThe White House, Office of the PresidentOffice of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), April 2022https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/National-Drug-Control-2022Strategy.pdfAdditional Strategies: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/the-administrations-strategy/national-drug-control-strategy/
