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    February 23, 2012

    Missouri Meth Lab Seizures Hit New Record; State Leads Nation Again

    Confiscated meth equipment.​Once again, Missouri has the dubious distinction of leading the nation in the number of meth labs seized in 2011. Law enforcement uncovered 2,096 labs in Missouri last year, an increase of six percent over the 1,960 discovered in 2010. Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Meth Busts Less Frequent in Southeast Missouri

    The meth-law debate continues to boil. In Southeast Missouri, long known as a hotbed of meth labs, crimes related to the illicit stimulant have dropped since many cities began requiring a prescription to purchase pseudoephedrine, a primary ingredient in meth, the Southeast Missourian reports toda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Surprise! Meth Makers Continue to Fill Hospital Burn Units

    ​The Associated Press this morning followed-up a story the Riverfront Times first reported nearly two years ago, chronicling the toll meth (particularly the "shake and bake" method of producing the drug) is having on hospital burn units. The AP reports that meth makers account for up to a third of ... More >>

  • News

    December 29, 2011

    The 2011 Unreal News Challenge

    ​The Associated Press this morning followed-up a story the Riverfront Times first reported nearly two years ago, chronicling the toll meth (particularly the "shake and bake" method of producing the drug) is having on hospital burn units. The AP reports that meth makers account for up to a third of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Missouri AG Renews Call for Banning Over-the-Counter Sale of Pseudoephedrine

    ​Speaking to the Missouri Sheriffs Association yesterday in Joplin, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster reiterated his desire to see a statewide ban on the over-the-counter sale of pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient for meth. For the tenth year in a row, Missouri has led the nation in the numb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Pseudoephedrine Ban Pushed in Four Missouri Counties

    Sudafed could become presciption-only in four Missouri counties.​Feeling sniffly? If you live in St. Charles or Franklin county, before you get your hands on some Sudafed, you could soon be required to see your doctor and get a prescription first.County officials there tell the St. Louis Post-Disp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Comment of the Day: Way to Solve the Meth Problem

    Today's comment comes from reader jdub, in response to our story about how some Missouri counties are looking to make Sudafed and other pseudoephedrine-based products available only to customers with a prescription. Supporters say the restrictions will make it harder for tweakers to use the stuff to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Missouri Senator Rob Schaaf on Meth Lab Law: "I Will Stand Up There and Talk Until This Bill Dies"

    State Senator Rob Schaaf​Meth problem or no meth problem, Missouri State Senator Rob Schaaf thinks you deserve the right to take your Sudafed -- without seeing a doctor first.Daily RFT checked in yesterday with Schaaf, a part-time family physician/ state senator representing northwest Missouri. We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Wildwood Latest Missouri City to Require Prescription for Pseudoephedrine

    Thirty-one Missouri cities now ban the over-the-counter sales of these drugs. When will all of Missouri follow?​The west St. Louis County 'burb of Wildwood last night became the 31st Missouri city to ban over-the-counter sales of psuedoephedrine. The drug -- found in such cold medicine as Sudafed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Meth-Fighting Missouri Pseudoephedrine Ban Could Face Filibuster

    Sudafed shouldn't need a 'scrip, says State Senator Rob Schaaf.​In hopes of combating the state's never-ending meth problem, state legislators have been pushing a bill to make cold medicines that include pseudoephedrine available by prescription only.That would include Sudafed, Claritin and a host ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Missouri's New Growth Industry: Pill Brokers

    Hot new career opportunity: Popping blister packs in your car.​Unemployment got you down? There's a hot new career opportunity in Missouri -- and all it takes is a little initiative and a tiny amount of overhead.Enough overhead, that is, to buy cold medicine.As the AP reports in a story out today, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Meth Cook Had Mentally Challenged Man Buy Him Pseudoephedrine in Exchange for Sodas

    Stephen Munn: Finally, someone defines the term.​This is why Missouri, a.k.a. the "Meth Capital of America" needs to make pseudoephedrine a prescription-only drug, according to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster. Last month a judge in Adair County sentenced Stephen Munn to 12 years in state pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Buying Cold Medicine in Missouri Is About to Be A Great Big Hassle

    Image viaThe medicine meth cooks crave.​Missouri residents suffering from runny noses and stuffy sinuses are about to discover that buying certain types of cold medicine will make them even more sick and tired. Yesterday, new regulations took effect requiring more than 1,300 pharmacists statewide ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Missouri Poised to Lead Nation in Meth Lab Busts For Fourth Straight Year

    Courtesy of the Missouri State Highway PatrolMissouri busted 1,776 meth labs last year and we're on pace for more than 1,800 in 2010.​Missouri has already done the three-peat -- leading the nation in meth lab seizures for three consecutive years, including a whopping 1,774 busts last year, nearly ... More >>

  • News

    May 19, 2010

    Methology 101: Old-school meth labs give way to "shake and bake"

    Courtesy of the Missouri State Highway PatrolMissouri busted 1,776 meth labs last year and we're on pace for more than 1,800 in 2010.​Missouri has already done the three-peat -- leading the nation in meth lab seizures for three consecutive years, including a whopping 1,774 busts last year, nearly ... More >>

  • News

    May 19, 2010

    The potentially explosive "shake-and-bake" method is burning its way through meth land

    Courtesy of the Missouri State Highway PatrolMissouri busted 1,776 meth labs last year and we're on pace for more than 1,800 in 2010.​Missouri has already done the three-peat -- leading the nation in meth lab seizures for three consecutive years, including a whopping 1,774 busts last year, nearly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Missouri: Nation's Meth Capital, Again

    Did ya here? We're No. 1!​Missouri has once again been ranked as the nation's biggest meth-producing state based on the number of drug labs busted last year. According to Missouri Highway Patrol figures published today in the Post-Dispatch, law enforcement seized 1,774 meth labs in 2009 -- up 20 p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Drug Companies Fight Missouri Effort to Make Sudafed a Prescription Drug

    Mmm, yummy! The building blocks of meth.​Missouri state representative Scott Lipke (R-Jackson) wants to limit the sale of medications such as Sudafed and Clairtin-D only to consumers with a doctor's prescription.Lipke's bill (H.B. 1210), introduced to the General Assembly last week, aims to curb t ... More >>

  • News

    October 28, 2009

    Stuffed Up: Readers consider a life without Sudafed and ponder St. Louis' dismal rankings in national polls

    Mmm, yummy! The building blocks of meth.​Missouri state representative Scott Lipke (R-Jackson) wants to limit the sale of medications such as Sudafed and Clairtin-D only to consumers with a doctor's prescription.Lipke's bill (H.B. 1210), introduced to the General Assembly last week, aims to curb t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Why Not Require Prescriptions for Psuedoephedrine?

    ​Today's Post-Dispatch has an interesting article about psuedoephedrine -- one of the key ingredients for the making of meth. Yesterday, officials in Union joined another Franklin County city -- Washington -- to become the second municipality in the nation to require a prescription for the sale of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    The Dive Bomber: Diving Through the Looking Glass at Doc Haus

    ​I think I remember Doc Haus. I went under the early haze of the flu, and I've since destroyed many brain cells with liquid medication.Theraflu, not bourbon. I'm not a total drunk. Although a few shots of Old Crow at Doc Haus might have been a wise decision. It works faster than the over-the-count ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2008

    Tips to Market the St. Louis Cardinals this Season, Part 1

    ​I think I remember Doc Haus. I went under the early haze of the flu, and I've since destroyed many brain cells with liquid medication.Theraflu, not bourbon. I'm not a total drunk. Although a few shots of Old Crow at Doc Haus might have been a wise decision. It works faster than the over-the-count ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2008

    Tips to Market the St. Louis Cardinals this Season, Part 1

    ​I think I remember Doc Haus. I went under the early haze of the flu, and I've since destroyed many brain cells with liquid medication.Theraflu, not bourbon. I'm not a total drunk. Although a few shots of Old Crow at Doc Haus might have been a wise decision. It works faster than the over-the-count ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2008

    Restaurant Tidbits: Special Everything Tastes Like Cough Drops Edition

    ​I think I remember Doc Haus. I went under the early haze of the flu, and I've since destroyed many brain cells with liquid medication.Theraflu, not bourbon. I'm not a total drunk. Although a few shots of Old Crow at Doc Haus might have been a wise decision. It works faster than the over-the-count ... More >>

  • News

    August 16, 2006

    Hold 'Em Tight

    Unreal went to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker and all we got was this lousy story.

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