Narconon Speaks at Georgia Senate Hearing

Narconon Drug Rehab in Georgia spoke at a Committee in the Georgia Senate in favor of the Georgia Methcheck Bill.

The Bill, offered by the Senate Judiciary Committee as a substitute for SB 457, would establish the Georgia Methcheck database for electronically recording the identity of those individuals purchasing certain medications used for the production of methamphetamine, including pseudophedrine, ephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine.

Luke Catton, spokesperson for Narconon Drug Rehab in Georgia, stated before a committee considering the bill:

"Meth is made by purchasing several ingredients from pharmacies. Even if there currently is a system in place for pharmacists keeping written records on people buying ephedrine products to make methamphetamine, this does not stop determined dealers from going to several pharmacies to purchase the products they need to manufacture their drugs.

"Many countries have electronic systems in place in order to monitor the purchase of products needed to make meth. A similar electronic system in Georgia would help stop these meth manufacturers from going to several pharmacies and purchasing their goods."

Senator Butler, who spoke in favor of the bill stated, "One meth lab in Georgia is too many."

The common ingredients used to make methamphetamine incude acetone, ammonia, benzene, camping fuel, ethanol, freon, hydrogen chloride gas, lye, methanol, red phosphorus, sodium hydroxide, sulfuric acid, toluene, and tricloroethylene, among other chemicals. Meth labs are extremely toxic and pose serious health risks to any in contact with them.

Methamphetamine is a highly addictive illegal drug that seriously affects the health of those taking it.

Mr. Catton also stated, "The Narconon Drug Rehab program has a 76% success rate with people hooked on meth, but we would prefer not having people addicted to meth in the first place. The harder we make it for dealers to produce meth, the better off we all are."
 
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