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Topic: Woman guilty of DUI after 3 glasses of Listerine
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Bob Brown
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From: Grand Rapids, MI
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 01-27-2005 05:54 PM
From CNN http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/27/mouthwash.dui.ap/index.html
quote: ADRIAN, Michigan (AP) -- A woman arrested after failing a sobriety test and telling police she drank three glasses of Listerine has pleaded guilty to drunken driving.
Carol Ries, 50, was pulled over after she rear-ended another vehicle at a red light on January 9. She passed one breathalyzer test, but failed another that used different equipment.
Police found a bottle of Listerine in her car, and she told them she had drunk three glasses earlier in the day. Her blood alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit, police said.
According to Listerine manufacturer Pfizer Inc.'s Web site, original formula Listerine contains 26.9 percent alcohol, while other varieties contain 21.6 percent alcohol.
Ries, who entered her plea last week, could face up to 93 days in jail and a $500 fine when she is sentenced. Prosecutors agreed to drop a charge of having an open intoxicant in the vehicle
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Bobby Henderson
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From: Lawton, OK, USA
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 01-28-2005 10:35 AM
Oklahoma enacted its Sudafed law last April. Now a number of other states and even the federal government wants to copy the legislation. Here's a news story about the topic: http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/01/26/meth.coldmedicine.ap/index.html
quote: Calls for cold medicine curbs in meth war
Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Posted: 10:28 AM EST (1528 GMT) North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem encourages his state's legislature to crack down on pseudoephedrine sales.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The fight against methamphetamine may be moving from the streets to the corner drug store.
A dozen Republican and Democratic senators want to put nonprescription cold medicines that contain pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient used to make meth, behind the counter. Consumers would have to talk to a pharmacy worker and show photo ID before purchasing Sudafed, Tylenol flu medicine or other popular remedies.
Local law enforcement officials applaud the proposed legislation, but drug industry groups are lining up against it. They argue it would create unacceptable barriers for regular customers with a headache, fever or runny nose.
"It will limit access for the legitimate consumers to cough and cold products," said Mary Ann Wagner, vice president for pharmacy regulatory affairs at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. "They're going to have to wait in line with everybody else, take the pharmacist away from their prescription customers to police the sales of the pseudoephedrine products."
Supporters dispute that.
"Consumers can buy two or three packages of this at once at the same place they've been buying all their drugs, so the point is to cut off the meth cooks while allowing consumers to have access," said Sen. Jim Talent, R-Missouri, who was announcing the legislation Wednesday with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, and others.
Their bill, modeled on an Oklahoma law that took effect last April, says that medicines with pseudoephedrine must be dispensed by a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy technician, and purchasers must show ID with their date of birth and sign for the product. Buyers are limited to 9 grams -- or 366 30-milligram pills -- in a 30-day period.
The government can make exceptions in areas where pharmacies are not easily accessible.
Local law enforcement officials have seen methamphetamine production skyrocket in recent years, often cooked in small quantities in kitchens or trailers. The Drug Enforcement Administration reported that more than 7,000 meth labs were dismantled nationwide in 2003.
Oklahoma officials say their law has had dramatic results, driving down meth lab seizures more than 80 percent. But pharmaceutical industry officials say the explanation isn't so clear and contend that demand reduction should be addressed.
Feinstein introduced legislation during the last congressional session to limit purchases of pseudoephedrine products, but it was opposed by the drug industry and never got a vote in the Senate. The new bill already has 12 co-sponsors, and Feinstein said the DEA has indicated support.
Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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