National Methamphetamine Awareness Day, November 30
Today, November 30, 2006 is National Methamphetamine Awareness Day by decree of the President of the United States, George W. Bush. National Methamphetamine Awareness Day has been declare in order underscore and proclaim the dangers of using the illicit drug.
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Methamphetamine use has grown drastically within the last five years in many states such as California where it has overtaken heroin in illicit drugs of choice numbers. Chronic use of methamphetamines can lead to paranoia, violent behavior and deeply neglectful behavior.
Use of methamphetamines on the East Coast is also on the rise according to a new study. After an explosion of methamphetamine use on the West Coast and in rural areas, states such as Connecticut, Maine and the District of Columbia have seen an increase of up to 115-percent within the last year.
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Much of the rise of meth use can be attributed to the fact that pharmacies on the East Coast, so far, have not be required to keep cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine behind the pharmacy counter as is required on the West Coast and in many Midwestern states. Pseudoephedrine is one of the key ingredients used in meth labs to create methamphetamines.
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