How does it measure?
There is news here in Oregon: Link
Lawmakers in Oregon want to make a lot of cold and allergy medicines that contain pseudoephedrine available only by prescription, because of the growing meth problem (that ingredient is used to make meth, apparently).
I am a little torn by this. I think it's great that they are really cracking down on what's become an obvious problem. However, on a personal level, this really sucks, just because I buy this
on a regular basis - it's the only thing that even comes close to helping my sinus headaches (unfortunately, it's probably not great for my blood presure - shit I sound like an old fart!! ;op). As it is now, to get this I have to go to the pharmacy section of the grocery store or drug store, wait in huge lines (evidently I'm not the only one who uses this stuff), and I have to show ID and wait for the clerk to casually and I stress the word CASUALLY enter all my information into a log to make sure I'm not a crazed meth dealer looking to cook up some shizzit. So, a quick trip turns into a 15 minute (minimum) ordeal. And I only buy one box at a time (I used to buy two, that way I didn't have to go as often), because buying more than one gets them even more suspicious, and they have to check another log book for my name to make sure I'm not, again, a crazed meth dealer.
Now, they're saying I'm going to have to go my doctor first and get a prescription? Holy shit, this is just a lot of fucking work on my part. Why am I being punished for these meth freaks' actions? :op
So, I don't know anything about meth, or making it. What I want to know is, are there alternatives to this ingredient for meth-makers? If they make it that hard to get pseudoephedrine will meth production stop immediately? Or, will they, as they usually do, just find another way? Is this really going to make a difference? If I'm going to be further inconvenience, it sure as shit better.
Lawmakers in Oregon want to make a lot of cold and allergy medicines that contain pseudoephedrine available only by prescription, because of the growing meth problem (that ingredient is used to make meth, apparently).
I am a little torn by this. I think it's great that they are really cracking down on what's become an obvious problem. However, on a personal level, this really sucks, just because I buy this
on a regular basis - it's the only thing that even comes close to helping my sinus headaches (unfortunately, it's probably not great for my blood presure - shit I sound like an old fart!! ;op). As it is now, to get this I have to go to the pharmacy section of the grocery store or drug store, wait in huge lines (evidently I'm not the only one who uses this stuff), and I have to show ID and wait for the clerk to casually and I stress the word CASUALLY enter all my information into a log to make sure I'm not a crazed meth dealer looking to cook up some shizzit. So, a quick trip turns into a 15 minute (minimum) ordeal. And I only buy one box at a time (I used to buy two, that way I didn't have to go as often), because buying more than one gets them even more suspicious, and they have to check another log book for my name to make sure I'm not, again, a crazed meth dealer.
Now, they're saying I'm going to have to go my doctor first and get a prescription? Holy shit, this is just a lot of fucking work on my part. Why am I being punished for these meth freaks' actions? :op
So, I don't know anything about meth, or making it. What I want to know is, are there alternatives to this ingredient for meth-makers? If they make it that hard to get pseudoephedrine will meth production stop immediately? Or, will they, as they usually do, just find another way? Is this really going to make a difference? If I'm going to be further inconvenience, it sure as shit better.
posted by Miss_Vicki at 10:16 AM
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