Will meth ever be stopped? This is a question that nobody can answer but can only hope to answer with a single, powerful word; Yes! The battle against meth has really only just begun and needs strong support and time to see results. This battle on meth is one that is going to take more than brute strength to conquer; it will take knowledge and many skilled people in their fields to really do something about it. This is why so many states are finally starting to crack down and get smarter about the amount of pharmaceuticals are being bought around the country.
For example, officials in Oregon aren’t wasting any time; they are going straight to the source and gaining information from “meth dealers, users, and “smurfers” (the people who go from store to store buying Sudafed and other pseudoephedrine-based products for cooks).” Each one of these people who have a considerable amount of time dealing with meth all know that the only way to possibly slow down low level meth operations would be to limit the amount of these over the counter drugs they could get a hold of. The state of Oklahoma then passed a law in 2004 that restricted the sale of any product containing pseudoephedrine, which now had to be sold from behind the counter, and people also had to show ID to the pharmacist who in turn would keep monthly records on purchases. This law took off with about 30 other states that implemented the restriction of the sale of pseudoephedrine. In addition, “Since the law has passed, there has been an 80 percent to 90 percent reduction in lab seizures.” That is a huge drop in lab seizures and just proves to show how crippled the low-level meth labs have become.
The new insight into the world of meth is nothing short of new. Since the year 2004 when this idea was first implemented, other ideas have emerged and law enforcement has been cracking down on drugs ever since. The war on drugs is something that must be taken very seriously because it is something that is posing a real threat to the United States itself and its citizens. Other people who are pushing the legislation to limit the amount of pseudoephedrine sold include Senator Dianne Feinstein and Senator James Talent. In addition, “A report by the National Association of Counties released recently, said that nearly 60 percent of the counties in the nation consider meth to be their biggest drug problem.” There is no doubt about how big the meth epidemic has become and needs to be stopped.
In conclusion, with certain laws being made to limit the amount of products available to meth makers, the less meth labs will be set up. These labs need to continuously be shut down and destroyed because of the amount of toxins they emit. The war on meth is something that is going to take decades to overcome, but law enforcement and the government are starting to make huge impacts on the way the drug is made and sold on the streets. We need to continue to push the war on drugs if we want to get anything accomplished; otherwise, meth has already won.
http://feinstein.senate.gov/news-meth71305.html
http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headlines/50893107.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Drugs/story?id=1230527
