Time is what prevents everything from happening at once. ~John Archibald Wheeler
Governor Haley Barbour of Mississippi signed a bill that restricts sales of over-the-counter drugs containing pseudoephedrine, which is used to make methamphetamine. Before buying these medications, people will need a doctor’s prescription and identification.
Methamphetamine has high potential for abuse, activating the physiological reward system by increasing levels of dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain. The move is intended to reduce drug abuse stemming from these over-the-counter drugs. The bill received support in the state legislature and was approved within a week. The bill will be effective on July 1.
Mississippi is the second state in the country to require a prescription for pseudoephedrine. Oregon passed a similar law about three years ago.
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