Prescription for Sudafed?

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perkinke

Well, I was working for the courts when that ban went into effect and I can tell you that it dropped our manufacturing cases by about 90% in two years. With that reduction came a significant drop in children removed from homes, children poisoned by the chemicals, a drop in meth affected infants being born and the number of homes that effectively have to be torched after they're used as a lab. It has also cut the usage down and, ironically, improved the lives of those addicted because the Mexican and Russian cartels make their meth out of higher quality ingredients than the local dirtbags did. So while it does suck for those of us who used it legitimately, I look at it from the community good standpoint and tend to support it. The eastern and mid-western states are dealing with that plague now and I don't envy them.

Puff_Dougie

I agree. It's always a shame when the bad actions of a few affect the convenience of the many, but these homemade drugs are wreaking havoc all over the place. I don't mind having to show my driver's license to pick up a box of Sudafed in PA if it helps the authorities keep another house from blowing up in my neighborhood.

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Puff_Dougie

perkinke

Oh totally, I thought that they amended the law to allow doctors to issue standing prescriptions to patients, but maybe that was something floated but never passed.

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Puff_Dougie

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jd50ae

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perkinke

clearlysuspect

Do you guys have CVS pharmacies there??? CVS has started some pretty awesome things called "CVS Mini-clinics" where they have a certified nurse on hand who can write "some" prescriptions and can have a quick look at you and prescribe some simple things like this at no extra cost. Pretty neat idea.

Martel

jd50ae

Puff_Dougie

perkinke

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jd50ae

jd50ae

Thanks for your input. It has been interesting to say the least.

perkinke

No prob. One of the commissioners I work for is deeply involved with our drug court program which focuses on rehabilitation and treatment rather than punishment (radical concept, huh? fix the problem rather than just slap the behavior) so if you'd like I'd be happy to collect some more info for ya.

Sasquatch

I'm not sure regulations that restrict freedoms are a good idea. They have restricted your freedom to control someone else's problem. They need to fix the problem and enforce, and/or upgrade penalties significantly on the offending parties. Do not restrict law abiding citizen's freedoms with another regulation. They are a slippery slope especially when promoted as being for the "greater good of the community." Replace community with children, humanity, or any other topical buzzword and it is just another step towards a nanny state