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CMAJ - July 28, 1998JAMC - le 28 juillet 1998

The street value of prescription drugs

Table 2: Street value of selected prescription narcotic drugs in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

  Street price per tablet, $
Drug Street name Pharmacy
cost per
tablet, $
Mode Minimum Maximum
Tylenol No. 2 T2s 0.03 0.25 0.25 0.50
Tylenol No. 3 T3s 0.03 0.50 0.50 1.50
Tylenol No. 4 T4s 0.14 1.50 0.75 3.00
Leritine Leritines 0.35 3.00 2.00 5.00
Percocet Percs 0.11 4.00 3.00 6.00
Percodan Percs 0.13 4.00 3.00 6.00
Demerol Demerol 0.11 4.00 2.50 6.00
Talwin+Ritalin Ts 'n Rs 0.70 25.00 15.00 30.00
Dilaudid 2mg Red dids 0.22 15.00 5.00 20.00
Dilaudid 4 mg Yellow dids 0.32 25.00 12.00 32.00
Fiorinal C ¼ White caps 0.24 20.00 15.00 35.00
Fiorinal C ½ Blue caps 0.33 35.00 20.00 40.00
MS Contin 15 mg Green peelers 0.64 20.00 15.00 30.00
MS Contin 30 mg Purple peelers 0.96 25.00 20.00 40.00
MS Contin 60 mg Orange peelers 1.70 35.00 25.00 50.00
MS Contin 100 mg Grey peelers 2.59 40.00 35.00 60.00
MS Contin 200 mg Red peelers 4.90 60.00 45.00 75.00

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