Debunking the Drug War
09-August-2005, United States, The New York Times
America has a serious drug problem, but it's not the "meth epidemic" getting so much publicity. It's the problem identified by William Bennett, the former national drug czar and gambler.
"Using drugs," he wrote, "is wrong not simply because ...
Cultural Differences Complicate a Georgia Drug ...
04-August-2005, United States, The New York Times
When they charged 49 convenience store clerks and owners in rural northwest Georgia with selling materials used to make methamphetamine, federal prosecutors declared that they had conclusive evidence. Hidden microphones and cameras, they said, had ...
Oregon prescription policy may set meth law ...
21-July-2005, United States, USA Today
Oregonians who want over-the-counter cold medicine soon may need a doctor's permission to buy it.
Trying to stem the abuse of methamphetamine, the Oregon Senate will likely vote next week on a bill that would make the state the nation's first to ...
Methamphetamine: The real drug war
10-July-2005, United States, seattlepi.com
Washington state began facing up to its problems with methamphetamine in the 1990s. Part of the other Washington is still in denial.
An awakening by the Bush administration is overdue.
The drug problem that was once largely confined to the ...
Meth is leading problem in drugs, new survey says
06-July-2005, United States, boston.com
The crippling reach of methamphetamine abuse has become the nation's leading drug problem affecting local law enforcement agencies, according to a survey of 500 sheriff's departments in 45 states.
More than half of the sheriffs interviewed for a ...
Cold pill laws offer little relief to plague of ...
16-June-2005, United States, The Bay City Times
People with the sniffles and the druggists who stock sinus medications may be the ones who pay for Michigan's fight against the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine. The cold pill ingredients ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are used to make meth. ...
Deadly Decisions: Meth on the verge of getting ...
12-June-2005, United States, Plainview Daily Herald
By TIM WATTS
Herald Staff Writer
A growing problem in Plainview and a focus of the strong arm of the law these days is methamphetamines -- simply known as “meth.”
It is a manmade drug that produces a high of approximately 8-24 hours. More ...
Black Eyed Peas Open Up About Their Battles With ...
07-June-2005, United States, Yahoo Music
The Black Eyed Peas will release their highly anticipated new album, Monkey Business, Tuesday (June 7). The set is the follow-up to the group's 2003 double platinum effort, Elephunk. With the success of Elephunk, the group has had to overcome ...
Mexico Emerges As Primary Source of U.S. ...
06-June-2005, United States, Newhouse A1
America's methamphetamine crisis is now rooted in Mexico, where drug cartels are illicitly obtaining tons of pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient needed to make the potent stimulant.
Mexico's imports of the cold medicine have jumped to 224 tons ...
Cold Drug Curbs Considered in Meth Fight
05-June-2005, United States, washingtonpost.com
The days of buying some cold remedies off the shelf in drug stores soon may be gone, a casualty of the methamphetamine epidemic.
Already more than a dozen states have laws that require retailers to sell Sudafed, Nyquil and other medicines only ...
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