Pubdate: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 Source: Knoxville News-Sentinel (TN) Copyright: 2003 The Knoxville News-Sentinel Co. Contact: http://www.knoxnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/226 Author: John C. Horner Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1856/a03.html PRODUCTS FOR METH LABS SHOULD BE RESTRICTED The solution to the current methamphetamine crisis is both simple and obvious: immediate restriction of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine to prescription-only status. This would deprive illicit methamphetamine manufacturers of their key ingredient, directly causing cessation of production. Since the over-the-counter availability of these feedstock chemicals represents a clear and immediate danger to the public health and welfare, one wonders why the Food and Drug Administration and Drug Enforcement Agency have perfervidly procrastinated acting on this matter. John C. Horner Morristown - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin