Senate Meth Fight Pits Rx-Only Pseudoephedrine Against E-Tracking Option
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The debate over how best to keep methamphetamine precursors from diversion to illicit drug labs is coming to a head as lawmakers stake out positions and legislation to restrict nonprescription access to pseudoephedrine waits in the wings
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