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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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Results for methamphetamine labs
1 results foundAuthor: U.S. Government Accountability Office Title: Drug Control: State Approaches Taken to Control Access to Key Methamphetamine Ingredient Show Varied Impact on Domestic Drug Labs Summary: Meth can be made by anyone using easily obtainable household goods and consumer products in labs, posing significant public safety and health risks and financial burdens to local communities and states where the labs are found. Meth cooks have discovered new, easier ways to make more potent meth that require the use of precursor chemicals such as PSE. Some states have implemented electronic tracking systems that can be used to track PSE sales and determine if individuals comply with legal PSE purchase limits. Two states, along with select localities in another state, have made products containing PSE available to consumers by prescription only. GAO was asked to review issues related to meth. Thus, GAO examined, among other things, (1) the trends in domestic meth lab incidents over the last decade; (2) the impact of electronic tracking systems on meth lab incidents and limitations of this approach, if any; and (3) the impact of prescription-only laws on meth lab incidents and any implications of adopting this approach for consumers and the health care system. GAO analyzed data such as data on meth lab incidents and PSE product sales and prescriptions. GAO also reviewed studies and drug threat assessments and interviewed state and local officials from six states that had implemented these approaches. These states were selected on the basis of the type of approach chosen, length of time the approach had been in use, and the number of meth lab incidents. The observations from these states are not generalizable, but provided insights on how the approaches worked in practice. Details: Washington, DC: GAO, 2013. 70p. Source: Internet Resource:L GAO-13-204: Accessed February 22, 2013 at: http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/651709.pdf Year: 2013 Country: United States URL: http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/651709.pdf Shelf Number: 127706 Keywords: Drug Abuse and AddictionDrug ControlMethamphetamine (U.S.)Methamphetamine Labs |