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BRAVO...and I second that Bruce. I may even start a prescription exchange network...of course using heavy encryption and alias'. Isn't it a shame that some of us pay 3 bucks for a single pill, and the prescription changes a week after you bought a months supply? Somehow I can't find the humanity in flushing them. This just might be something I am willing to go to jail for. :>} ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joao Carvalho" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 2:26 PM Subject: Re: Donated Prescription > Well said Bruce and thanks for your guts in saying it . > Best > Joao > > Bruce Anderson wrote: > > >This is easy for you to say. Horesfeathers!! Easy for those of you > >wealthy/lucky enough to have access to free drugs - but many don't. Of > >cause it is illegal - but so what, There are lots of things that are > >illegal, and there are lots of things worse than being illegal as well. > >This is my opinion on the matter, anyway. A rare opportunity to be able to > >do some real good for some needy people. > > > >As for the List.just put a posting saying. "I have about 100 25/100 generic > >sinement." That's all. Then anyone who needs it can respond personally to > >you. When you mail them do what I have done - put the pills in a plain > >white envelope n put that and some padding in a plain brown envelope and > >mail em with no return address. If you're really paranoid - wipe your > >fingerprints off of everything. You'll be doing a service. Those who don't > >approve, won't approve. > >BBA > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Carole Hercun" <[log in to unmask]> > >To: <[log in to unmask]> > >Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 7:19 AM > >Subject: Re: Donated Prescription > > > > > >>As a registered nurse, I'm afraid I have to echo Katie. You > >>just can't do it, especially in a public forum. > >>Carole Hercun > >> > >>--- [log in to unmask] wrote: > >> > >>>To all: > >>> > >>> Something else to keep in mind is that donated, or > >>>shared, medication > >>>is also a crime. If you give your unused medication to > >>>someone else you are > >>>illegally dispensing (prescription) medication without a > >>>license. This is a > >>>felony in most, if not all, states. This sharing of > >>>medication has appeared > >>>before on the list, and I sent a detailed posting which > >>>ought to be in the > >>>archives. This recent flurry of activity over donated > >>>prescription > >>>medication also puts the list and the listowners in a > >>>very vulnerable > >>>position. And, of course, the boilerplate provisions of > >>>the guidelines from > >>>the University of Toronto also cover these postings and > >>>ban them. I know > >>>what it is like to have excess medication and to know > >>>someone else could use > >>>that medication. I have also represented defendants who > >>>have unwittedly, and > >>>with the best of intentions, passed on medication to > >>>friends and others for > >>>whatever reasons. Believe it or not: this is criminal > >>>activity. This is why > >>>when someone dies, all those unused medications are > >>>dumped. Katie > >>> > >>> > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>>To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > >>>mailto:[log in to unmask] > >>>In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > >>> > >> > >>__________________________________________________ > >>Do You Yahoo!? > >>Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more > >>http://games.yahoo.com/ > >> > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > >> > >mailto:[log in to unmask] > > > >>In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > >> > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn