Authorities say bans causing meth makers to go elsewhere for pseudoephedrine

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 ~ Updated 3:52 PM

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- An increasing number of Missouri communities are fighting methamphetamine by requiring prescriptions to purchase cold and allergy pills containing pseudoephedrine -- a key meth ingredient. But police believe the meth makers are simply going to neighboring towns and counties to get their pills.

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