National database could curtail meth making
SANGAMON COUNTY A national database which tracks the sale of over-the-counter cold medicine, could keep methamphetamine off the street. The system is being used in…
Mexican meth increasingly supplanting at-home labs
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s Heartland is ridding itself of the scourge of homemade methamphetamine, with lab seizures down by nearly half in many…
NPLEx Curbing Some Drug Crime
Either West Virginians are substantially healthier than they were last year or illegal drug "cooks" are having a lot more trouble finding the ingredients for…
Bluegrass Beacon: Common Sense Approach To Fighting Meth Is Paying Off
Forgive me, but I want to say to the pencil-pushing Kentucky State Police lobbyists and the drug task-force zealots: We told you so. A common-sense…
W.Va. Sees 31 Pct. Drop In Pseudoephedrine Sales
This article also appeared in The Huntington Herald Dispatch, The Register-Herald, Logan Banner, WVAH, WCHS, The Exponent Telegram, WVVA, WTAP, WTRF, WOWK and Weirton Daily…
Pseudoephedrine Should Not Require A Prescription
To the editor: A recent KPC News editorial expressed support for state Representative Ben Smaltz’s plan to make medicine containing pseudoephedrine available by prescription only…
Dramatic Drop In Number Of Springfield Meth Labs
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – In 2011 Springfield police shut down about 108 meth labs inside the Springfield city limits, but in 2014 we’re down to only 14…
Former Community College Teacher Accused Of Making, Selling Meth
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – A graduate student in chemistry at Portland State University who is also a former teacher at Mount Hood Community College is…
Helping Mexican Drug Cartels
For years the Charleston Gazette has pushed a War on Decongestants, much to my amusement. Slapping a prescription on an over-the-counter remedy to stop meth…
Anti-Meth Initiatives Have Been Working
SCOTTSBORO, ALA — There has been a steady decline in meth labs found in Alabama since the Alabama Legislature passed some of the nation’s toughest anti-meth…