Daily Iowan

Issue date: 10/9/07 Section: Metro

However, inspections only occur once a year or even perhaps once every two years, she said.

Woolery said officials would defer to pharmacies on the best implementation of the program.

"It depends on what makes sense for pharmacies," he said.

While no state has an official tracking system, such states as Kentucky and Oklahoma have experimented with pilot programs, Woolery said.

A proposed law was considered by the state Legislature during the last session, but the bill never made it out of the committee. Woolery said lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are working to establish a grant program that would fund tracking systems.

Beyond the tracking system, he said, efforts need to be focused on the rehabilitation of users. Officials hope that ongoing efforts to educate youth on the dangers of meth will lead to fewer users in the future.

"The drug issue is one where you can't stand still," Woolery said.

E-mail *DI* reporter Alyssa Cashman at:
alyssa-cashman@uiowa.edu

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