[mugs99]

Look, there are not that many things that can be converted into meth. The reason all the little kitchen meth cooks use psuedoephedrine is because that's the one thing left

I'm happy crank cooks have dropped 80% in Oklahoma. But, it's only temporary. I could list dozens more things that can be converted into meth. I won't for obvious reasons. They will find the next one soon enough.

All those little kitchen meth cooks were using phenylpropanolamine, (diet pills) before it was controlled and they switched to psuedoephedrine. Now the once $1.79 a bottle diet pills are going for $150.00 a bottle on TV.

Control always leads to higher prices. I'll admit I don't know what the solution is to this meth problem, but someone needs to come up with a better plan. We had far fewer using speed when you could buy bennies at truck stops. Strict drug control has given us an increase in users and an increase in violent crime...The same as alcohol prohibition.
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[TKDietz]

"I'm happy crank cooks have dropped 80% in Oklahoma. But, it's only temporary. I could list dozens more things that can be converted into meth. I won't for obvious reasons. They will find the next one soon enough."

The only obvious reason I can think of is that you can't name any that are not controlled substances or too expensive or too difficult to process for the average crank head on the street who can now manufacture methamphetamine easily and inexpensively with psuedoephedrine tablets. "Obvious reasons," you crack me up.