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UI Expert Comments On Meth Report, Other Substance Abuse In Iowa

A University of Iowa expert on methamphetamine and other substance abuse finds some positives in a recent state report on meth lab reduction in Iowa. However, the report also underscores ongoing meth supply and use problems in the state.

The report issued Jan. 17 by the State of Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy credits the state's pseudoephedrine control law (Senate File 169), enacted in May 2005, with a decrease in meth lab incidents from an average of 119 per month before the law to 20 per month since the law was passed. Pseudoephedrine, a main ingredient in some cold and flu medications, is also a main ingredient in meth production. The law put the medications behind lock-and-key at pharmacies.

However, the report also states that the law has not reduced the supply of imported meth or demand for the drug.

"The report recognizes that the law was specifically targeted toward the lab problems and not......

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