A New Weapon Against Meth Abuse

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As a 73 year old, I was appalled that my dirver license was taken out of my wallet and run though a machine with out any explanation except that I was being checked on how much sudafed I had bought. I suppose that I am now on the watch list for drug production. 1984 is late.

S Towne of CA 2:51PM September 03, 2009

"while i do agree that we are loosing the war on drugs, to say that an addict will travel to another country to find his fix is a bit absurd. Im open to the implimentation of this new program. weve been waging war on this subject since reagan was in office and where has it gotten us? this is an unconventional war that calls for untried methods."
Actually, we've been fighting this "War on Drugs" since Nixon, and it's been recklessly and dangerously ramped up ever since even though it's clearly not working. We definitely need to come to some new ideas about society, about life, and much more. The booming industry that builds and operate many of our prisons (and virtually any and all new ones created) LOBBIED THE GOVERNMENT to get mandatory minimum sentencing requirements put in place for drug offenses. A rapist can get off with probation, but even a totally non-violent offender of many drug laws will have to serve every minute of a mandatory minimum sentence. When the prisons get overcrowded and they have to start releasing people? They can't release the people with mandatory minimums. Out come the violent criminals, and it's doing NOTHING to solve anyone's drug problems. You can get any drug you want in prison too.
Why would they spend those billions of dollars on treatment and research for drug addiction(s)? There's too much money in the current arrangement for certain people, and that's all that matters.

I W of CO 10:57PM December 31, 2008

Roughly 90% of all Meth on the street is produced in Mexico.

Suffering Additct of TX 2:04PM September 03, 2008

while i do agree that we are loosing the war on drugs, to say that an addict will travel to another country to find his fix is a bit absurd. Im open to the implimentation of this new program. weve been waging war on this subject since reagan was in office and where has it gotten us? this is an unconventional war that calls for untried methods.

of 4:03PM August 22, 2008