Daviess County, KY Law Enforcement Against Pseudoephedrine Bill
By: Web producer
Updated: January 27, 2011
Doctors and law enforcement officials across Kentucky are voicing opposition to a state bill that would require a prescription for pseudoephedrine.
Pseudoephedrine is the key ingredient in making meth and as much as they want to catch people getting and using it illegally, Daviess County law enforcement, pharmacists and doctors held a press conference to say why the legislation is a bad idea.
Daviess County Sheriff Keith Cain says law enforcement would be delayed a week in finding out who bought pseudoephedrine through prescriptions.
The current e-tracking system alerts law enforcement within seconds of any excess pseudoephedrine purchase.
The sheriff argues that making the drug prescription-based will do little to hinder meth makers.
The state legislators are expected to vote on the bill when they begin their next session next week.
Pseudoephedrine is the key ingredient in making meth and as much as they want to catch people getting and using it illegally, Daviess County law enforcement, pharmacists and doctors held a press conference to say why the legislation is a bad idea.
Daviess County Sheriff Keith Cain says law enforcement would be delayed a week in finding out who bought pseudoephedrine through prescriptions.
The current e-tracking system alerts law enforcement within seconds of any excess pseudoephedrine purchase.
The sheriff argues that making the drug prescription-based will do little to hinder meth makers.
The state legislators are expected to vote on the bill when they begin their next session next week.
