Lately with all the fall foliage and spores floating around my sinuses have been pushed to the brink. So to find some relief for my poor allergy ridden upper respiratory tract, I trotted my sneezy self to the drug store to get some allergy medicine. Much to my surprise it seems that this national chain of drug stores doesn't sell allergy medicine "over the counter" anymore.
The way it works is they have a card with a picture of the particular brand name of allergy medicine you want, then you choose a card and take it to the pharmacist and then he gives you the medicine.
I've got a problem with this. Why?...I find it offensive to have someone look at my driver's license, write down my address, and phone number, how much I bought, what kind, etc...just to buy what is supposed to be "over the counter" medicine. Oh yeah I know certain ingredients can be harvested from sinus and allergy medicine to make Meth. But,once again a little bit of freedom escapes us because the government is trying to keep us from harming ourselves. Pleasssse!
Am I the only one that finds this procedure just a wee bit unconstitutional?! I mean fertilizer and ammonia is used to make bombs but they don't keep track of that unless it's bought in bulk, right? (This I understand) What's next are they going to keep track of how much corn we buy in case we may want to make some illegal corn liquor? Oh, a person can buy keg and drink the whole thing themselves and nothing is written down, but go buy ONE package of sinus medicine and you're treated like a criminal. I believe this procedure has come about due to local legislation. I wonder if other states are doing this, or is just in the great Commonwealth of Virginia. Ha! Me thinks I'll have to contact my congressman.
I guess I'll have to be ashamed of my naughty histamines now.
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Wow, you're right. Too many personal freedoms are sacrificed for the "greater good." I believe in some security measures, but this is ridiculous.
Shame on you, Moni; you allergy sufferer!
Get used to it folks. The meth precusor restrictions apply in a number of states. You can get a list from the National Assoc. of State Drug Stores; State Methamphetamine Precursor Laws
I did a brief piece on meth recently (meth head) and discovered when I was researching that many states have or will be introducing restrictions on any and all, of the 'over-the-counter' remedies that are commonly used as a precusor to meth.
Scott--Yeah save us from ourselves. Sometimes I feel like I'm in the movie Judge Dredd, the societal restrictive part that is. ;)
McFox--I've been a bad bad girl! lol I did read your post on Meth, but I didn't read the part about State Precursor Laws...shame on me! Thanks for the information. Just curious you're in Scotland correct? Are methamphetimines a big problem over there too? :)
Definitely contact your Congressman.
By the way, have you heard of local honey? I had the worst allergies and used local honey. I no longer have allergies.
No I haven't tried honey. Good idea, I'll try it. :) I've heard of the natural healing antioxidents in bee pollen. Thanks ;)
If the government targets Meth users and cookers, the ACLU goes after the government for "profiling", if the gov't requires photo ID for drug purchases, the ACLU sues over "privacy rights". We can do one of two things:
1) Steal our neccessary medications. Can't ask for ID if we're running out of the store at top speed (pardon the pun).
2) Convince our representatives that we want a zero-tolerance policy on Meth producers. The next time an illicit manufacturer is caught and tried, we ask that he is dragged out to Times Sqaure and shot in the head at point blank range.
Believe in the healing power of such deterrents, and soon the flow of such illegal drugs will trickle down to a more managable flow...
Well the ACLU does stick their "civil liberties" nose where it doesn't belong way too often and eventually no doubt they'll do it again in this instance.
I see you agree with the "eye for eye" philospy of punishment. It is a powerful deterent. Tis a conundrum to say the least.
"running out of the store top speed." too funny! ;p
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