In 2006, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) stated that they made 1,036 arrests for drug offenses in washington, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy. In that year, washington had 29,264 drug abuse offense arrests in total. Moreover, in 2006, the washington State Patrol performed DUI arrests; 7 percent were related to drugs.

In washington, powder and crack cocaine are easily accessible; however, crack accessibility is mainly limited to low-income urban neighborhoods. Mexican black tar is the main type of heroin seen in washington, while marijuana is easily accessible throughout the state. Three types marijuana are typically seen in washington-Mexican, locally grown, and Canadian BC Bud from British Columbia. Of these different types, washington users prefer locally grown sinsemilla and BC Bud, due to their premium THC content.

In washington, methamphetamine is a commonly abused drug, which affects all community levels. Meth in powder form and the stronger form referred to as "ice" (crystal meth), are easily accessible in washington. Crystal meth currently dominates the washington market and is the favored form of meth.

Per the 2004-2005 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 438,000 of washington citizens, ages 12 or older, admitted to past month use of an illegal drug. A 2006 survey revealed that over 40 percent of washington 12th graders admitted to using marijuana at some point in their lifetimes. Further, 22 percent of washington 12th graders admitted to using marijuana in the past month. The Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration (JRA) provides juvenile offenders with preventive, rehabilitative, residential and transitional programs designed to make juveniles responsible for their crimes, protect the public and lower recidivism.

washington had 14,420 full-time law enforcement personnel as of October 31, 2006; 10,260 were officers and 4,160 were civilians. The Drug Control Assistance Unit offers narcotics enforcement on a state level, placing their emphasis on Level 1 and 2 drug-trafficking organizations.

washington shares a border with Canada, and is a transshipment point for drugs and funds going into Canada, plus Canadian marijuana (BC Bud), Ecstasy and other drugs going into America. The Mexican drug cartels control the majority of the wholesale amounts of powder cocaine; these organizations are tied to large-scale traffickers in Mexico and California. They are the primary groups responsible for the cocaine that is shipped and destined for washington. Further, Mexican drug trafficking organizations are also mainly responsible for the meth being imported and distributed into washington. Small-scale, toxic labs in washington have declined over the years but can still be seen. In washington, greater metropolitan areas are the main transshipment points for the BC Bud distributed in America.

In 2006, in washington, Federal agencies apprehended 289.8 kilos and 2,464,251 dosage units of Ecstasy. Additionally, in 2006, washington had 37,317 treatment admissions for drugs or Alcohol-an increase from 35,630 in 2005, and also increasing from 32,022 in 2004.