Mississippi Meth Lab Activity

Mississippi is the poster child for Southern charm and personality. Made famous by the cotton fields originating from the rich fertile soil produced from Mississippi river silt and blues music, this state has been the topic of many conversations concerning the South and this nation’s history. Unfortunately the state is now making a name for itself with clandestine meth lab activity and addiction problems.

Fortunately Mississippi is lower than the national average when it comes to citizens who abuse illicit drugs. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) in 2008 8.02% of Americans abuse illicit drugs while in Mississippi the abuse rates are quite a bit lower at 6.39%. Treatment experts are concerned with the sharp increase in meth lab activity and admission to Mississippi rehabs for meth addiction. The increase in meth production began back in 2007 after dealers and cooks were forced to get around restricted sales on ingredients used in the drugs manufacture.

The Federal Combating Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (CMEA) went into effect in 2005 which restricted the sale of cold medicines and other products containing pseudoephedrine (PSE). Methamphetamine can be produced in a variety of ways by mixing various chemicals that create reactions designed to change the molecular structure of PSE into methamphetamine. This makes PSE the primary ingredient needed for all meth “cooks” regardless the method employed.

Addicts and dealers soon found ways around these new restrictions by creating new means of getting PSE called “smurfing”. Smurfing is the act of several people going to several locations and purchasing the maximum amount of cold tablets allowed per person until an amply quantity is obtained. Also, a new method of cook was developed known as “shake and bake” where more transportable one-pot cooks are used producing smaller quantities more frequently.

These new methods of clandestine meth lab activity lead to a 76% increase in meth lab incidents across the country through 2009. Remarkably clandestine meth lab incidents grew by 334% in Mississippi during that same time frame. As a result lawmakers passed legislation requiring a prescription for products containing PSE in 2009 that went into effect July 1, 2010. Although the final numbers have yet to be determined by law enforcement, the last half of 2010 shows a sharp decline in meth related activity.

In 2006, after experiencing a major meth epidemic, Oregon spear-headed legislation tactics like this passing laws requiring drugs with PSE to prescription drug status that same year. Clandestine meth lab activity dropped from 464 to 12 three years later. Law enforcement in Oregon reports an obliteration of meth labs and addiction treatment admissions. Since these laws went into effect Mississippi officials are reporting a nearly two-thirds drop in meth activity statewide.

 

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