LOUISIANA CONGRESSMAN GETS METH BILL PASSED

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming passed a bill that
could help fight Methamphetamine production in Louisiana.

The Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007 gives the
Environmental Protection Agency $1.75 million to fund research on
meth, help state and local authorities clean up labs and study
long-term meth exposure to children.

U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La., co-sponsored the bill which also
gives another $750,000 to the National Institute of Standards and
Technology to research equipment that can detect meth

A non-existent problem in Louisiana several years ago, the U.S. Drug
Enforcement Administration said meth production in Louisiana has
exploded into the state's biggest drug problem.

The availability of makeiodine crystals from horse and livestock as
well as Anhydrous ammonia in Louisiana contribute to the problem, the DEA said.