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This 6-page paper uses the recent "Meth Ordinance" passed in Lubbock, Texas, to discuss the prevaling problem of methamphetamines and their manufacture from pseudophedrine, a common ingredient in over-the-counter cold and allergy pills. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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up congestion, and the warning label on the sides of the packages, stating that the pills contained pseudoephedrine, were primarily overlooked. If someone were to get heart palpitations or stay
awake at night, it was better than having a stuffy nose, right? However, its been found, since the early 1990s, that pseudoephedrine
is being used to do more than simply stop sniffling noses. The chemical, when properly rendered, can lead to the manufacture of certain types of methamphetamines, which are then sold
to youth and others who want the stimulant drug. To try to deter this type of thing, the city of Lubbock, Texas,
recently promoted a "Meth Ordinance that severely limited sales of over-the-counter cold and allergy remedies, insisting that pharmacists keep these products behind the counter. Lubbock joins other areas in the
U.S. to try to reduce the incidences of manufacture of this drug. In this paper, well examine Lubbock as a town, see
the impact of drugs on the town and then discuss the relationship between meth and pseudoephedrine. Well conclude with an analysis of whether banning cold medications is necessarily the way
to go in this scenario. An overview of Lubbock The city of Lubbock and Lubbock County are both located in the Panhandle
of West Texas, which is primarily considered highly Republican and highly conservative in terms of both politics and social values (Jones, 1998). The economy itself is based on mainly agriculture
(primarily cotton farming), as well as ranching and energy production -- and the result of this has "afforded a comfortable lifestyle for the approximately 250,000 people who live in the
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