Sudafed, Afrin, Pseudoephedrine News

Virtually all historical narrative includes - or at least implies - an air of condescension.

Cold and allergy medicines containing pseudoephedrine are used to make methamphetamine.

Anti-Meth Bill Working, NPLEx Already Producing Results GOP Lawmakers Applaud Early Success of Anti-Meth Legislation Just released January data collected by the National Precursor Log Exchange reveal impressive results for Tennessee in blocking unlawful sales of pseudoephedrine at the sales counter.

The state's ongoing crackdown on items used to make meth is paying off. Part of Governor Bill Haslam's plan brought a new computer system online, one that tracks who buys products used to make meth.

INMATE: Tough break. That's 2 to 10 years. Should have committed armed robbery. The average sentence is 2 to 6 months for that in West Virginia .

Just released January data collected by the National Precursor Log Exchange reveal impressive results for Tennessee in blocking unlawful sales of pseudoephedrine at the sales counter.

West Virginia is not the only place in the United States where law enforcement officials are blaming the law-abiding people for a meth problem that already has pushed behind-the-counter Sudafed and other pseudoephedrine-based over-the-counter medications.

Dennis Potter, 29, was burned in a shake-and-bake meth lab explosion in December 2009.

Slowing down Frankfort's redistricting march offers collateral benefits for voters and taxpayers.

Unless she wins her appeal, a 45-year-old Mississippi woman will serve a year in jail for going to Alabama to buy a box of Sudafed.

In Southeast Missouri, long known as a hotbed of meth labs, crimes related to the illicit stimulant have dropped since many cities began requiring a prescription to purchase pseudoephedrine, a primary ingredient in meth, the Southeast Missourian reports today .

The nonprescription nasal decongestant, often called by the brand name Sudafed, can be used as an ingredient in crystal methamphetamine.

If House Bill 1328 passes, it would most likely override ordinances passed in southeast Missouri communities outlawing the sale of pseudoephedrine without a prescription.

A bill requiring a prescription for pseudoephedrine in order to combat meth production doesn't seem to bother some area doctors.

One of the most important elements of a legislator's job is balancing the needs of various constituencies.

AS I sat across the long table from state Sen. Dan Foster, D-Kanawha, at a meeting with the Daily Mail editorial board on Monday, one question kept rolling in my mind.

The retail industry in West Virginia represents more than 21,000 businesses, over 162,000 employees and serves hundreds of thousands of customers.

Pseudoephedrine is a key element in some popular medicines, but it's also the key ingredient in the street drug methamphetamine.

Buying a package of allergy medicine at the corner drugstore will put you in a state police database under a new Illinois law aimed at identifying people who make methamphetamine.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn singed into law last week new legislation that tightens the restrictions on the sale of one of the key ingredients in methamphetamine.