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Methamphetamine Problem Recedes In Minnesota

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: Crime & Justice News

"Methamphetamine has exacted a costly and deadly

toll on Minnesota over the past decade, but a new

report shows a 93 percent reduction in reported meth

labs, says the St. Paul Pioneer Press. State health

officials credited a 2005 law restricting the sale of the

cold medicine pseudoephedrine - a key ingredient in

meth production - for the drop in meth labs, which

peaked at 497 in 2003 but dropped to 35 last year.

The numbers of meth-related arrests and meth

addicts in prison have declined in the past three years

as well. Officials say those are signs of progress

rather than a softening of law enforcement activity. The

state Department of Public Safety estimated meth

created a $120 million economic burden for the state

in 2004. The Hazelden Foundation is seeing fewer

addicts who use meth as their primary 'drug of

choice,' but its treatment centers continue to admit

numerous meth addicts. Addicts may have replaced

meth with marijuana or alcohol, which have been the

most commonly abused drugs."

St. Paul Pioneer Press - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0013VzDKrBMjCzRcOhKErjcfj3VfF87us5nflPHoB-fLa1l6FHvJsIdfEEI3fSyU9TCWf81JUBMHzmZAxeX2U8H7ojyFEIRANHbK8ZcJzxBsGGUC1-wxYvnfKW3ejbhRqeYPQNwP8O_5xFZiXa02x1gHrBvUj3XQ7_q

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