Missouri Crystal Meth Rehab Information

Missouri Crystal Meth Addiction

A large problem in the state of Missouri is the growing number of Methamphetamine using adults with children. A 10 percent growth in removal of children coincides with the growing Meth abuse. Since 2001 over 7,217 children have had to be relocated from parent’s homes due to various drug abuse issues. The states Crystal Meth Problem began in 1995 when the state highway patrol noticed a 470 percent increase in the number of seizures at laboratory Methamphetamine production sites. The state has signed into law restrictions on sale of pseudoephedrine, which is a main product in the manufacturing of Meth. Consumers must now ask for cold remedies containing the product at the pharmacy and sign a log in order to monitor the distribution of the drug.

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