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Under the unrealistic assumption, that this is not a troll comment, it should be nominated as the most loony anti-Bush statement in a while. Just because the B
by stfu 14y ago
Under the unrealistic assumption, that this is not a troll comment, it should be nominated as the most loony anti-Bush statement in a while.
Just because the Bush administration (successfully!) got the misuse of a sleeping pill under control, they were getting people hooked on meth?
There is absolutely not causation identifiable in the linked article. Plus the effects and user groups seem to be very little overlapping, illegal use of the drug had surged, especially among teenagers. Users would 'lude out," combining the drug with alcohol to achieve a drunken, sleepy high sounds like a suburban middle class problem, while I suspect Meth a lot less socially accepted. But Meth is a disruptive drug through its super low barriers of entry to become a producer, therefore super price competitive and a tendency for over supply.
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- lifeguard 14y agoUhhh, the link proves popular drugs can be "disappeared". The link shows the US government only partially limited ephedrine (meth) and thus failed. To a thoughtful reader the article illustrates going after precursor chemicals used to make drugs, rather than focusing on policing of users as an effective way to eradicate abuse. Watch a video of the complete Frontline episode. There is an interview of the DEA official describing his higher-ups killing a complete ban due to lobbying from companies that make over the counter cold medicines based on ephedrine. Bush and Congress were both lobbied effectively by big pharma.
- theorique 14y agoEphedrine is not meth. Ephedrine is ephedrine, meth is methamphetamine. Pseudoephedrine is a cold medicine (decongestant) that is used as a feedstock chemical in the production of meth. It is a relatively harmless medicine in prescribed doses. A complete ban of this medicine would greatly inconvenience tens of millions of hay-fever and allergy sufferers, including me. Currently in the USA, due to the meth industry, individuals 18 years of age and older are limited to purchasing 2.4g per day of pseudoephedrine, and need to provide a government issued ID to make the purchase.
- lifeguard 14y agoMost meth being sold is made in Mexico, from legit ephdrine/ephedra. Then it is smuggled into the USA for sale. If there were no industrial sources of ephedra, meth/speed would have to be made from plants like Ma-huang. The economies of making it this way do not support the explosion ephedra drove in meth production. Millions of dollars of ephedrine based cold 'medicine' are sold over the counter each year making companies like Pfizer serious profits. So they lobbied Bush & Congress not to ban it completely. These events created the meth hell America has been living in, and it could have been stopped.
- theorique 14y agoMillions of dollars of ephedrine based cold 'medicine' are sold over the counter each year making companies like Pfizer serious profits. So they lobbied Bush & Congress not to ban it completely. And good for them. I'm not sure why you are placing 'medicine' in quotes. I have found that pseudoephedrine helps allergy and hay fever sufferers like me to deal better with dry winter weather and spring pollen. Substitutes like phenyleprine are weak at best. Every time I purchase pseudoephedrine, I am reminded of the government's futile war on drugs, when the clerk scans my ID and has me sign the keypad stating that I won't buy more than 2.4g per day or start a meth lab. Which I won't. I just want to use a legal OTC medication for its intended purpose.