How Can We End the Meth Epidemic?

Published May 15, 2010

Methamphetamine causes more dopamine and serotonin to be released by the brain than, sex, heroin, nicotine, and chocolate combined. This fact alone is responsible for its almost instantaneous addiction. It’s also nearly impossible to recover from since the brain has to learn again how to release those chemicals on its own, meaning you simply won’t be able to feel pleasure of any kind for a long time while you recover. It is estimated that 80% of Portland, OR’s crime is in some way, Meth related.

This stuff is vile.

Do you think the US and mainly the producers of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride, (Sudafed) have done enough, or can do anymore to stop this drug?

Do you think the war on drugs and the prohibition or safer recreational drugs creates a market for cheap and extremely dangerous drugs like Meth, Crack, Ketamine and Ecstasy?
tnfarmgirl- that’s the most logical argument for border security I’ve heard. But why can’t the Sudafed makers stop selling the quantities they do in Mexico. You’d think there was a common cold epidemic just in Mexico since more Sudafed is sold there than people.
Sorry- let me rephrase- More Sudafed is sold in Mexico than there are people to buy it. Didn’t mean to suggest people are being sold in Mexico.
biguglytruth- you’re right the crystal itself isn’t imported, but the ingredients are.
bbbbriggs04- I live in NY I know em all.
delphi- there is some what of a border issue here, since a producer could never buy enough sudafed in the US to produce it. And you can’t by ephedra or pseudophedra as raw chemical anymore without pharm liscenses and all that. The US has shown it can beat it, but they always find new ways to cook it up. The best way seems to cut off the supply of the ingredients. But the Pharm Comanies do not want that, they make tons of money off Sudafed.
I don’t see how cracking down with ‘harsh laws’ will help. Mandatory sentences have never shown they help solve drug problems. They just create overcrowding issues.
Thanks 1848-
Rek T- Unfortunately, meth users don’t seem to want to die off. In fact, they’re growing in numbers and so is crime related to them.

How Can We End the Meth Epidemic?

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