Content about Methamphetamine

November 19, 2009
NADDI cracks down on methamphetamine with new initiative

In a nutshell, this program gives any legislative body — state or local — debating...

October 25, 2009
Report: PSE sales plummet in Washington, Mo., as Rx-only ordinance is enacted

A white donkey painted in black stripes does not a zebra make. In fact, all...

October 18, 2009
Report: Union, Mo., passes new PSE legislation

There is a big danger here, and it’s a danger that has less to do...

September 13, 2009
Louisiana seeks to curb methamphetamine abuse with new legislation

California and Missouri legislatures may want to take a page out of Louisiana’s playbook in...

August 6, 2009
Washington, Mo., considers repealing recently passed PSE legislation

The objective here is closing down clandestine methamphetamine labs. The question is: Who is going...

July 19, 2009
Washington, Mo., government votes to move PSE products to Rx-only

In the short term, it means pharmacists operating out of one of the 12 or...

June 4, 2009
Calif. Senate passes pseudoephedrine bill, receives opposition from CHPA

Attempting to curtail methamphetamine production by more or less eliminating the precursor ingredient pseudoephedrine from...

February 28, 2007
ECRM Cough/Cold 2007

The most significant event that occurred during a soft 2006-2007 cough-and-cold season was the shift of the decongestant pseudoephedrine behind the counter in all 50 states. To be sure, some states still require more strict regulations on the sale of PSE, but at least now PSE is behind the counter in a legislative effort to thwart homegrown methamphetamine makers.

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