tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post3734009419412549880..comments2023-09-30T08:20:57.971-04:00Comments on Bradley Wright's Blog: Pharmaceutical companies and methamphetamineBrad Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-9444925070211326582010-05-13T10:31:44.525-04:002010-05-13T10:31:44.525-04:00Very interesting, Jim.
Are Oxycodone and hydroc...Very interesting, Jim. <br /><br />Are Oxycodone and hydrocodone the most abused drugs in the South and Midwest? <br /><br />Thanks for the info.Brad Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-88871970949830441712010-05-13T09:42:56.373-04:002010-05-13T09:42:56.373-04:00As a former narcotics cop who worked meth labs for...As a former narcotics cop who worked meth labs for 6 years, I have some experience here. The manufacturers have fought against regulation of cold medicine. But the prescription drug system is broken in this country. Our biggest drug problem is prescription drugs, not meth. Why put another drug in that category with Oxycodone and hydrocodone, the most abused drugs in the midwest and south? Instead, use the free tracking and blocking system now in 10 states. This has blocked hundreds of thousands of grams from leaving the retailer to be made into meth. The prescriptions systems do not block or even communicate with each other. BTW, there is no known "molecular lock" to prevent PSE from being made into meth. And there are other precursors, such as P2P, that can be converted to meth. This is a complex problem with no silver bullet answer. And don't bring up Oregon, their labs were down by 77% before their prescription law, and every west coast state had a similar reduction without going prescription. Just because the industry has fought against regulation does not meant that any regulation will work.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09389566789242690174noreply@blogger.com