Articles tagged as: methamphetamine
July 15, 2021
19 People Indicted On Meth, Fentanyl Trafficking Charges
Seventeen of the 19 people have been taken into custody and are charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, officials said. Two people remained at large.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2020
17 With Ties To Motorcycle Club Indicted On Drug Charges
Federal prosecutors have indicted 17 people with ties to a motorcycle club on charges alleging that they operated a drug ring in Indiana and Kentucky.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2016
House Committee Advances Meth Bill
If you're a patient-of-record at your pharmacy, Rep. Ben Smaltz's bill allows you to continue buying pseudoephedrine, a standard cold medicine, as usual. If you're not, you can buy a small amount of the drug before needing a prescription.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2016
Drug Offenders Now Need Prescription For Cold Medicines
Bills passed by lawmaker sin the House and Senate block those convicted of drug-related offences from buying cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in the most common recipes for methamphetamine production.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2016
Hoosier Pharmacists Given Bigger Role In Stemming State's Meth Crisis
House and Senate lawmakers overwhelming approved bills Wednesday that give pharmacists a bigger role in helping stem the state's meth cooking crisis.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2016
Bills Targeting Meth Production Advance Out Of Committee
The House shot down a prescription-only bill targeting pseudoephedrine sales, but two other bills targeting meth production advanced out of Senate committee.
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2016
Lawmakers Consider Giving Pharmacists The OK To Reject Cold Med Sales
Indiana legislators are set to consider a proposal that would give pharmacists the authority to turn away suspicious customers trying to buy a common cold medicine that's used to make methamphetamine.
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2016
Unabated Rise In Meth Lab Busts Prompts More Proposed Fixes
Indiana's methamphetamine problem isn't going away - though it's not in the headlines as much as the heroin and opioid epidemic. Indiana legislators are considering a bill that would give pharmacists the power to decide whether someone was eligible to buy its essential ingredient -- pseudoephedrine -- over the counter.
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2016
Two Proposals Seek Common Goal Of Ending Meth Production In Indiana
As the 2016 legislative session begins, lawmakers are taking aim at the problem. Two bills will be proposed in hopes of putting an end to meth labs in the state -- one empowers pharmacists to turn away suspicious customers, the other makes drugs containing pseudoephedrine prescription-only.
Read MoreDecember 21, 2015
Battle Looms Over Restriction On Cold Medicine Used For Meth
The 2016 legislative session has yet to start, but already pharmaceutical industry groups are clashing with law enforcement organizations over a bill that would require a prescription for a common a cold medicine also used to make methamphetamine.
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