Stop Meth Production in its tracks with
methStopper™.
The manufacture and distribution of Meth in the U.S. has reached epidemic proportions. Lives are literally being destroyed due to the use of this very addicting, illegal drug. Furthermore, law enforcement agencies are being forced to commit more man-power and resources to combat the problem and find themselves losing ground in the battle as each day passes.
The fact that the raw materials used to illegally produce meth is so readily available makes tracking and enforcement an overwhelming effort. As long as over the counter medications are easily accessible, there will always be criminals who will seek to take advantage. Therefore, law enforcement agencies realize that their most effective defense in stopping these criminals is limiting the availability of pseudoephedrine based medicines.
Until now, this has been a very difficult goal to achieve. Efforts have been made to enact legislation that would require a physician’s prescription for OTC cold and allergy medications containing pseudoephedrine. The drawbacks to this approach are many including an unintentional penalty on the general public by making medications off-limits to them unless they sacrifice the time and expense of seeking a physician’s signature. During seasonal outbreaks of the common cold and in allergy season, physicians would be pushed to the limits with caseloads of patients who really only need the relief that these common, OTC medications provide. Pharmacists, likewise, would be burdened with an immensely increased workload. And, while in this type of legislation may limit the distribution of pseudoephedrine, it most certainly will not stop those who have ill intentions from gaining access and will likely lead to increased black market activity.
There is a more effective approach! Meth production can be stopped with methStopper™. Law enforcement agencies, pharmacies and retailers such as grocery, and convenience stores can become a unified force in curtailing misuse of these drugs. Our methStopper™ system is a web and scanner based pseudoephedrine tracking system that uses driver license information to compile real time records of purchases and attempted purchases. The methStopper™ system not only tracks this information, but immediately alerts local law enforcement of any attempted “over the limit? transaction.
The manufacture and distribution of Meth in the U.S. has reached epidemic proportions. Lives are literally being destroyed due to the use of this very addicting, illegal drug. Furthermore, law enforcement agencies are being forced to commit more man-power and resources to combat the problem and find themselves losing ground in the battle as each day passes.
The fact that the raw materials used to illegally produce meth is so readily available makes tracking and enforcement an overwhelming effort. As long as over the counter medications are easily accessible, there will always be criminals who will seek to take advantage. Therefore, law enforcement agencies realize that their most effective defense in stopping these criminals is limiting the availability of pseudoephedrine based medicines.
Until now, this has been a very difficult goal to achieve. Efforts have been made to enact legislation that would require a physician’s prescription for OTC cold and allergy medications containing pseudoephedrine. The drawbacks to this approach are many including an unintentional penalty on the general public by making medications off-limits to them unless they sacrifice the time and expense of seeking a physician’s signature. During seasonal outbreaks of the common cold and in allergy season, physicians would be pushed to the limits with caseloads of patients who really only need the relief that these common, OTC medications provide. Pharmacists, likewise, would be burdened with an immensely increased workload. And, while in this type of legislation may limit the distribution of pseudoephedrine, it most certainly will not stop those who have ill intentions from gaining access and will likely lead to increased black market activity.
There is a more effective approach! Meth production can be stopped with methStopper™. Law enforcement agencies, pharmacies and retailers such as grocery, and convenience stores can become a unified force in curtailing misuse of these drugs. Our methStopper™ system is a web and scanner based pseudoephedrine tracking system that uses driver license information to compile real time records of purchases and attempted purchases. The methStopper™ system not only tracks this information, but immediately alerts local law enforcement of any attempted “over the limit? transaction.
