Methamphetamine: Oregon Tightens the Prescription of Pseudoephedrine
The New York Times has Oregon to Require Prescriptions for Medications Linked to Meth.
Gov. Theodore R. Kulongoski signed legislation on Tuesday that would make Oregon the first state to require prescriptions for everyday cold and allergy medications that can be converted into methamphetamine.
The requirement applies to any medication containing pseudoephedrine, the crucial ingredient in methamphetamine.
Governor Kulongoski said he was aware that the law might cause inconvenience for allergy and cold sufferers but said that pharmaceutical companies already were producing replacement medications that did not contain pseudoephedrine and could not be converted to methamphetamine.
Great Job……this will help eliminate the hometown methamphetamine labs.
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