traveling with drugs (just around town)

[Guest guest]

Pat - I think the statement is a good idea. Since I inject, I would have to

carry needles with me on a trip - that would go over well, huh??

[Guest guest]

Just had an interesting safety classes day yesterday with the drug

inforcement officers giving talks. Seems you can't even carry one

pill around without the original container with your info on it or

else at least the receipt with your name and the drug name or you can

end up in jail. Whew! One pill? You can be jailed for one Darvocet!

What would they say about a handful of something stronger? I told

them they can't expect people to carry around the entire amount. It's

not good to carry around in the heat for one thing. They did suggest

getting another bottle from the pharmacy with the info on it or else

a statement from the doctor. Makes you think. With routine stops of

cars and looking at liscenses and insurance the next thing you know

it might be a trip to jail. Try keeping your arthritis under control

from jail and getting your meds?!? What a horrid thought.

They had displays of drug paraphenalia and some drugs. The deputy was

standing right there when I said it was wierd that the Demoral baggie

had white pills since mine were dark purple and pink capsules (had

them once when sick). Now I should have asked about currnet

prescriptions. How many of us take as needed our meds? That means the

pill bottle might show the date from months before and the math says

the pills should have been gone months before and we still have them?

Wonder if I should get a statement from the doctor and get it

laminated to carry in my pocket?

Take care,

Pat B

[Guest guest]

Hi Pat,

Thanks for sharing that tidbit of information. It has probably saved a bunch of

us from jail-time. But seriously, are they mad? Some of us would have to push a

wheel barrow around with us, or would have to wear a placard around our necks to

accommodate all the medical information needed. Do they know how much this stuff

weighs. You add it all up and it would take a forklift to move it. And yeah,

there goes the back from lifting our purses, gals. What do the guys do with

theirs? I know they can wear those pants with the pockets on the sides of the

legs full of pill bottles.

However the doctors note wouldn't be too bad. But would we have to have one from

the primary care doc, the derm, and one from the rheumy? Even that would be

lighter than carrying around all those pill bottles, etc.

Thanks again for letting us know. Donna