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Should common decongestant require prescription?

USA Today, by Jessie Halladay Posted By: Photoonist- Sun, 14 Nov 2010 05:41:07 GMT It's provided millions of allergy sufferers relief from itchy eyes and runny noses, but pseudoephedrine may become available only by prescription in Kentucky, if some law enforcement and legislators have their way. The popular over'the'counter decongestant is the key ingredient in the popular, highly addictive and illegal drug methamphetamine. Some Kentucky law enforcement officials contend that the only way to clamp down on the proliferation of meth labs, which rely on pseudoephedrine, is to include it on the commonwealth's list of "scheduled" drugs and require a prescription to obtain it.

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