Per the Office of National Drug Control Policy, law enforcement agencies stated that in 2007 in Massachusetts there were 20,626 arrests for drug abuse offenses. The main drug of abuse in Massachusettsis cocaine, which is easily accessible in quantities of gram to kilogram throughout Massachusetts. The price and purity of cocaine levels continue to be consistent.

In Massachusetts, heroin remains one of the main substances of abuse. It is easily accessible in quantities of gram to kilogram quantities throughout Massachusetts. In all areas of Massachusetts, marijuana remains easily accessible. Most of the commercial-grade marijuana is grown in Mexico or the American Southwest. Still, marijuana grown in Jamaica and Colombia has been seen in Massachusetts. Hydroponic marijuana, which is mainly grown in Canada, is also continuously available.

In Massachusetts, methamphetamine is hardly ever abused. Still, young adults between 18 to 25 years old and individuals of the homosexual community are guilty of heavily abusing meth. Abuse of meth can also been seen among individuals in their late 30's to early 40's. Further, in Massachusetts, MDMA is frequently available in great quantities. The drug can be found at raves, on college campuses and in legal nightclubs. Drugs such as Ketamine and GHB have not had much abuse.

Per the 2005-2006 statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 537,000 of Massachusetts citizens, ages 12 or older, admitted using an illegal drug in the prior month. In addition, 1.6 million Massachusetts citizens cited that using marijuana infrequently was a substantial risk. The 2005-2006 NSDUH statistics also reflect that 157,000 Massachusetts citizens admitted to illegal drug abuse or dependence in the past year. Notably, in 2007, 25 percent of Massachusettshigh school students admitted to using marijuana at least once in the prior month; 11 percent of Massachusetts high school seniors admitted to using cocaine at least once in their life.

Throughout Massachusetts, the Colombian and Dominican drug traffickers control the heroin and cocaine distribution. Through the New York and Vermont border, MDMA is mainly transported into New England with rising involvement being seen by Asian drug trafficking organizations.

In Massachusetts, in 2007, Federal agencies seized 48,340 dosage units of MDMA. Under the DEA's Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program, 2,483 grown marijuana plants were seized and eradicated in Massachusetts. However, the DEA and state and local authorities did not cite any meth lab incidents in 2007.