Insidious Drugs, Insidious Solutions – The War On Drugs Takes a Nasty Turn
Meth is an insidious drug that has wormed its way into our society with devastating effect. It has destroyed people, families, and communities.
It seems only reasonable to temper its effects by regulating the products that contain the ingredients neccesary to create it (precursors). By removing products containing ephedrine and pseudo-ephedrine from the mainstream market, it will be more difficult for the mini meth labs to operate.
The sad fact is, however, that this isn’t going to stem the flow of meth into our neighborhoods. This move by multiple states across the U.S. has played right into the hands of the very South of the border drug lords who had previously not been able to penetrate a market where any addict with a chemistry set and access to the internet can make meth in their kitchen. This move will simply change the source of this nasty drug from the mini meth labs ran out of the homes of local addicts to the larger labs operated by larger, more organized crime syndicates.
