Has Oregon’s pseudoephedrine law reduced meth use?
The number of local methamphetamine “labs” discovered by law-enforcement officials has dropped dramatically since Oregon started requiring a doctor’s prescription to obtain pseudoephedrine (one of the precursors in methamphetamine production). In 2001, state law enforcement agencies found 587 labs; as of November, they’d found 21 in 2007 (source: Register-Guard, 11/24/07). The law went into effect in July 2006. However, so far, meth arrests are holding steady in Oregon.
