Per the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),there were 259 drug arrests in Oregon in 2007. In 2006, law enforcement cited 17,352 drug arrests in Oregon. Throughout Oregon, cocaine is accessible; crack cocaine is available in some urban areas, but powder cocaine is more widespread.

In Oregon, Mexican black tar heroin is the most frequent type of heroin seen. However, marijuana is the most abused illicit drug in the state of Oregon; its abuse, cultivation and trafficking are perceived as a substantial threat.

Methamphetamine is one of the most frequently abused drugs in Oregon and it can be easily found in the state as well. At one time, powder meth was more frequent, but seizures reflect a change to the more addictive and stronger type of meth called "ice" or "crystal."

In Oregon, MDMA, GHB, Ketamine and LSD are accessible in different amounts. They are typically abused at social venues such as raves and on college campuses. The trafficking and abuse of oxycodone, hydrocodone and anabolic steroids remain a concern in Oregon, while the use of Methadone use has grown significantly.

In 2007, in Oregon, Federal agencies captured 875.2 kilos of marijuana. Further, the DEA and state and local law enforcement agencies cited 20 meth lab incidents, a decline from 375 incidents in 2003.

In 2006, under the Drug Enforcement Administration's Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program, there were 113,608 marijuana plants destroyed in Oregon. There were 33 drug courts in Oregon that have been running for a minimum of two years as of April 16, 2007; 10 had recently been created; 10 were being implemented.

In 2006, 25.9 percent of the individuals serving a Federal sentence in Oregon had committed a drug violation; 61 percent of them involved meth. The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) had 13,532 inmates as of February 1, 2008; 923 inmates were incarcerated for drug violations. Further, the Oregon DOC cited that there were 1,656 inmates with chronic drug addictions as of February 1, 2008.

Oregon had 20,294 felony violators on probation and 13,752 violators on parole as of October 1, 2007; 42.2 percent of the probationers and 25.1 percent of the parolees committed drug violations.