Tried clicking the fivethirtyeight link halfway down the article, and was immediately reminded of what abc decided to start doing today. What an asshole move.

Fantastic write up.

I think the biggest takeaway for me is just how insanely ineffective banning pseudoephedrine over the counter was.

Price went down, usage went up overdose went up, seizures went up, the production just changed quickly and there wasn’t even a blip.

Billions of uses of bullshit decongestant products that didn’t work at all… and to get the good stuff you still need to buy it from behind the counter and give ID.