Study: Less Meth Manufacturing
2.16.14 – Brittany DeLong, The Andalusia Star News
Declining levels of pseudoephedrine sales in Alabama and Covington County mean methamphetamine production has declined, too.
But local law enforcement officers say while manufacturing might have declined, drug use is still prevalent.
Data from the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) shows in 2014 Alabama has seen the second highest reduction of sales of pseudoephedrine (PSE) in the country.
PSE is a primary ingredient used to manufacture methamphetamine (meth). The sale of PSE has been monitored in Alabama since 2012.
Since the passage of some of the nation’s toughest anti-meth laws in 2012, there has been a steady decline of meth labs found in the state, according to a press release from the organization.
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