STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- If the roller-coaster temperatures of January have left your throat constricted and nose running, be prepared to show a photo ID and sign your name at the pharmacy.

Although law-enforcement sources here say that methamphetamine is not very popular in the city, a relatively new federal law designed to prevent the sale of formerly over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines -- including Sudafed, Claritin-D, and Aleve Cold & Sinus - -- to would-be drug cooks have created headaches for local customers.

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