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In reply to the discussion: What Getting Carded for Sudafed Says About the Drug War [View all]gkhouston
(21,642 posts)40. Yeah, that happened to me, too.
Fortunately, I had a clerk with a sense of humor, so when I said, "Well, I wasn't planning on huffing this stuff, but if the repair goes badly, all bets are off," she thought it was funny.
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Now you remind me, I think you are right. And Schneier is the best. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2013
#69
Sudafed is used to combat nasal and sinus congestion more than it is used to feel "alert"
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#8
so I have to suffer just so your teen's grandkids don't run around willy-nilly cooking meth
eShirl
Jan 2013
#15
it's the waiting in line for 20-40 minutes to get to the counter that I don't like
eShirl
Jan 2013
#37
I remember when pseudoephedrine was sold in 500 count bottles for the meth-lab market
Kolesar
Jan 2013
#5
But you can purchase a Bushmaster over the Internet with nothing more than
Swede Atlanta
Jan 2013
#7
I really doubt that 'Meth Labs' are going to the local pharmacy to get pseudoephedrine
mrdmk
Jan 2013
#56
I worked in a drug store in the 90s when Sudafed was not kept in the pharmacy
sweetloukillbot
Jan 2013
#57
Yep!!! "Todays America is what I was taught the USSR was like when I was young..." Many
RKP5637
Jan 2013
#31
... because in the US we treat symptoms, not root causes, so we muck along in the same old ruts. n/t
RKP5637
Jan 2013
#29
I really did not make myself clear when I wrote the post..I did tell her I did not blame her
Tippy
Jan 2013
#54
Like yourself, I have found that yelling at wage slaves is the most effective way
cthulu2016
Jan 2013
#55
As always, this site is lousy with crappy Drug Warriors. "Think of the children!"
Romulox
Jan 2013
#34
Ritalin has the exact opposite effect if you are not ADHD, it makes jumpy kids worse not better
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#50
Generic name for these laws: Mexican Methamphetamine Market Share Enhancement Act
Comrade Grumpy
Jan 2013
#53
It is interesting how available stuff is OTC in the US compared to other countries
davidpdx
Jan 2013
#64