Sudafed
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It would appear that purchasing more than the 'legal' limit of the 'legal' cold remedy, Sudafed, is a Federal Misdemeanor. I took a look at how many pills come in a box and the recommended dosage. 24 pills, 2 pills every 4 - 6 hours, but not to exceed 4 doses in a 24 hour period. (then why suggest every 4 hours if that can take you over 4 doses??) We are coming up on the Spring weather where nature is returning to green life. Allergies are going to take over where flu/colds left off. There are people who are going to be suffering quite a bit and have found Sudafed to be the relief that works best for them. In several states, people are limited to 2 boxes of this stuff per month. That's 48 pills, 2 pills the max dose, up to 4 times a day (6 if you push the limits) 4 goes into 48, 12 times. 6 goes into 48, 8 times. So, people who reliy on Sudafed for relief are only legally allowed to get that relief 8 to 12 days out of the month, if they are huge Sinus and Allergy sufferers. I have a friend who is the farthest thing from a meth cooker you could meet. He lives in Michigan, and they are allowed to purchase 3 boxes per every 30 days. 3 weeks ago, he made his purchase. Then someone told him that they had stopped making the Sudafed, and all that was left were what was already shipped out. Knowing he would need what worked for him. He decided to go out and get another 3 boxes to stock up. Mistake. It hadn't been 30 days yet. And he didn't realize it was overall and not per store. His ID#, his name, phone number, and address were in the log that the government requires be made for every purchase of Sudafed. His home was raided yesterday over the simple purchase he made to stock up because he believed a rumor. He's now being charged with Conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamines, a Federal Felony. And purchasing more than the legal limit of the legal cold meds, which is the above mentioned Federal Misdemeanor. This without evidence of any of the other chemicals, or a meth lab location. I wish I could go into the details of the last 4 years of this man's life, and anyone who knows him would be shocked that a simple cold med bought for its intended purpose could possibly cost him his child that he's fought so hard to keep, as a single parent, and possibly his freedom. Does anyone think that quite possibly, the government has gone a little overboard with this Sudafed restriction? 
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CC, I am shocked, that just does not seem fair at all. My oldest sister has suffered from allergies my entire life, really bad, she does not get the shots anymore and usually relies on over the counter stuff. I cannot believe that they would arrest someone on suspicion, when there is no proof, like the rest of the stuff used to make it. I understand drugs are a problem in our society, but I think they have went too far with this one, I bet he could make national news and get some bad attention on this for the authorities.
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an innocent mistake, it sounds like. It shouldn't be happening. I was talking to an officer yesterday about the implications of people buying too much powdered baby formula. Apparently it's used to cut certain drugs. Add that to the insane list of no-nos: sodium hydroxide (lye), ammonia, sudafed......and baby forumula. There's probably more....
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Baby formula, I really do not understand how they figure things out like that. I heard along time ago, while sitting around listening to some (now retired) police officers, that some of the worst criminals are highly intelligent, they just chose to use their intelligence for doing bad instead of doing good. Sometimes it makes me wonder if some of the people that are making these drugs, could have been great scientist, making cures for some of our horrible illnesses, instead of making illegal drugs.
"If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."
The "war on drugs" has gotten silly and even more pointless than it already was. Now, drug use and sales still isn't going down, but its awfully hard to get baby formula if you have twins and forget about a big family with a cold that needs sudafed. Way to "beat down" the druggies!
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I read a posting this morning, while doing a little research on Sudafed, where a woman in Texas with two son's with serious allergies has a problem with acquiring the medication. That is one of the states where you are only allowed two boxes in specified time period. Her older son went off to college and needed to get himself some Sudafed. When he tried to buy it, he was told he couldn't because his 'household' had already bought their limit for the month. WTF?? Now, only one child can be treated for allergies? Her solution, she had the doctor put one child on prescription Clariton-D. On the bright side, it costs less because her insurance is covering most of it, but still. What kind of craziness is that? If the government did the real math, they would see that their restrictions are causing some kind of suffering for legitimate users. I read that Sudafed, not the PE version, is the most effective relief med on the market. Too bad it's so limited.
If it's that bad, a prescription drug should be seekd instead of the over the counter stuff anyway.
It could be all about cost. What about those people who can't get insurance for whatever reason, or a prescription plan? They pay completely out of pocket. You aren't just having to pay for the prescription, but also the doctors visit to get the prescription. I'm thinking I would rather pay $10 for my relief, than $70 or $80.
Also, I read another story about a guy who DID get his under a prescription, and he was regulated to no more than 15 pills, per prescription.
I wonder if the media up there would do something? Seems like they should look into it at least.
Thanks for sharing, CC.
That's awful! Hey, I have an idea! How about instead of arresting US citizens with chronic allergies, our government work on securing our borders and stopping all the drugs from coming into this country? How's that for a novel idea? I have to take something every day for allergies, so I totally see how innocent people could get caught up in all this BS. CC, I hope this guy gets it all straightened out.
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