Missouri Named Meth Capital of America

It’s a dubious distinction. Missouri has been given the moniker “The Meth Capital of America.” Drug addiction is a problem across the country, but the deadly drug is such a problem in Missouri that the attorney general and governor are lobbying to make pseudoephedrine available by prescription only. If the legislation passes, over-the-counter sales of medications like Sudafed would be banned.

It’s a start, but even if this key ingredient in making meth does become harder to get, those in the meth-making business have proven they’ll be creative in finding new ways to get their hands on pseudoephedrine.

Just last month, a man was sentenced to 12 years in state prison after pleading guilty to possession of controlled substances and resisting arrest. That’s no surprising in a state where meth is so widespread. It also wasn’t surprising that a search of his apartment yielded controlled substances and equipment used to manufacture methamphetamine.

What WAS surprising is that police found that the man they arrested had been using a mentally challenged man in his care to purchase pseudoephedrine to make meth in exchange for providing him soda.

Legislation similar to that being proposed in Missouri is already in place in Oregon and Mississippi. As a result, those states have seen their meth-related arrests drop dramatically.

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