Flu season — or at least the traditional flu season — still is a month away. But four Jefferson County schools are taking an unexpected holiday this week, closed by outbreaks of swine flu.
That’s left doctors and public health officials…
No Missouri politician can afford to appear soft on drug use. But what if the drug use includes people seeking relief from colds and allergies?
Last week, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster vowed to support a misguided proposal that would make…
Cold War
Missouri legislators are declaring war on cold and allergy sufferers in a misguided attempt to combat methamphetamine abuse. It’s a terrible idea.
Senate Bill 160 and House Bill 623, both pending in the Legislature, would require a doctor’s prescription to buy over-the-counter…
John P. Walters, director of the federal Office of Drug Control Policy, was in town this
week, along with U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey. They came to attend an international conference called the National Methamphetamine Chemicals Initiative.
Missouri no doubt was chosen…
With the best of intentions, Missouri lawmakers are poised to pass yet another law to restrict the sale of pseudoephedrine, the active ingredient in most cough and cold medicines and the key ingredient in illegal methamphetamine.
The proposed law would mandate…
