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