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Re:Merchants of Meth: How Big Pharma Keeps the Cooks in Busi... by ghouse on Monday September 30, 2013 @10:53PM (#6473748)
I don't think people are proposing making pseudoephedrine illegal. Just slightly more difficult to obtain.

It appears that the data supports that changing the drug's status has a positive impact on meth production. However, there was no data about how people in Oregon or Mississippi deal with their flu-like symptoms.

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Re:Merchants of Meth: How Big Pharma Keeps the Cooks in Busi... by rob05c on Monday September 30, 2013 @11:01PM (#6473779)
Right. But many people have neither the time nor money for prescriptions. Especially when OTC medicines claim to work. Especially in lower income states like Mississippi.

I grew up in rural blue-collar America. My father had health insurance through his work, but we seldom had the money for the co-pay to see a doctor. (anecdotal, I know)

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