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Friday, February 18, 2011

Ind. Law - "Meth's rebound has state looking for answers"

Two stories reported by Eric Weddle today in the Lafayette Journal Courier on the state methamphetamine problem.

A quote from the first, on the meth rebound:

More than five years after a law sought to limit the sale of cold or allergy medicine used to make the highly addictive drug, police say they are trying to piece together new solutions to again crank down meth manufacturing in Indiana.
The second story, headed "Two bills, two views to slow meth's growth," begins:
Two separate bills intended to stem the spread of methamphetamine are being debated in the Statehouse this year.

Both bills focus on the sale of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, a nasal and sinus decongestant and stimulant that is used to make the illegal drug. But one bill is receiving more support than the other.

Senate Bill 503 would electronically track sales of cold medicines that contain pseudoephedrine or ephedrine to prevent people from hopping from store to store to buy large amounts.

House Bill 1030 would require a prescription from a doctor to buy the medicines that contain the two ingredients.

As reported here yesterday, HB 1030 may be dead.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 18, 2011 10:56 AM
Posted to Indiana Law