Sudafed, Afrin, Pseudoephedrine News

In this week's What's Going Around we begin with one doctor who's treating a lot of sinusitis.

It was simpler when we were kids. You had a cough and Mom gave you syrup that knocked the germs right out of you.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department has arrested and charged seven people in connection to a pseudoephedrine pill "smurfing" ring that was being operated in the south part of Montgomery County and the north part of Pike County, said Sheriff D.T. Marshall.

Like some demented email from Julia Child, one Web site recipe calls for 200 pseudoephedrine pills , one-and-a-half cups of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, three cans of lighter fluid, three AA Energizer lithium batteries, one bottle of Red Devil lye, water, iodized salt and one bottle of Liquid Fire drain opener.

A new initiative launched by Oklahoma's narcotic watchdogs to stop illicit use of the key ingredient in making methamphetamine is already having an effect.

A Decatur legislator said he wants Alabama to follow Oregona s lead in solving its crystal meth problem by making a common nonprescription drug prescription again.

The Pocahontas Police Department arrested 8 people in a meth related raid. Pocahontas Police say the 8 people are charged with possession with intent to manufacture, and unlawful distribution of Pseudoephedrine pills.

Methamphetamine is a growing problem. Meth related emergency room visits are up.

One of the most prevalent drugs abused by teens is over the counter cough medicine.

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Three months after the town instituted a law requiring the sale of a key meth precursor by prescription only, police are seeing a surprising ripple effect: Sales of products with pseudoephedrine are down not only in Washington, but in surrounding communities, too.

Proposed legislation to make pseudoephedrine-based products prescription-only to curb their use in the manufacturing of methamphetamine is not the best way to solve the problem, some pharmacists in the Nelson region say.

Methamphetamine has taken an incredible, yet not completely known, toll on communities across the United States.

The drug P is a dangerously destructive substance that has taken hold in New Zealand.

State and federal restrictions on the sale of cold and allergy medications containing pseudoephedrine, aimed at curtailing production of methamphetamine, have not had a noticeable impact on illegal consumption of the drug, which has been declining since the late 1990s.

As the U.S. prepares for a possible second wave of H1N1 or swine flu, as well as for the annual scourge of seasonal flu and colds, a new report from Consumer Reports helps households prepare for, prevent, and treat cold and flu symptoms safely and effectively, including recommendations for what to pack in an emergency kit for a flu outbreak .

For Sarah Null, a middle school teacher in Marietta, GA, her first year in the classroom stands out as the year she was always sick.

Sniffling students can continue carrying Sudafed. The Elmbrook School Board has officially decided against a policy change that would have banned that and other over-the-counter medications from district schools.

A Missouri branch of the American Civil Liberties Union threatened to file suit against two towns' efforts to crack down on production of methamphetamine.

The meth problem in Union has gotten so bad that someone with a drug habit stole the light shades outside Marilyn Roark's house.