Article: Recently-Enacted Ephedrine Ban Has Holes.

Byline: Jim Hall

May 18--Wayne King II and Bunny Maxey celebrated when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned ephedrine supplements.

King and Maxey hoped that the ban would help Alicia King, Wayne's wife and Bunny's daughter. They thought the change would make it easier for Alicia to shake her ephedrine habit.

Their hopes didn't pan out. The ban took effect last month, but Alicia King continued to buy and use ephedrine. The type she favored was not included in the FDA action.

King purchased her ephedrine daily at convenience stores near her Stafford County home. Eight days after the ban took effect, she died from an apparent ...

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