Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-02-06 2:37 p.m., Taxed and Spent wrote:
>> On 2/6/2021 11:33 AM, Graham wrote:
>
>>>>> The only times I've ever been "stoned" was under medical
>>>>> supervision
>>>>> for surgery and dental procedures.Â* Some friends once
>>>>> convinced me to
>>>>> smoke pot, two drags started me on a coughing fit so I went
>>>>> back to my
>>>>> Winstons.Â* I was once prescribed an opioid for back pain, not a
>>>>> pleasant experience, I returned the rest to the pharmacy.Â* A
>>>>> couple of
>>>>> stiff vodkas was much better.Â* The only time I was drunk was
>>>>> when a
>>>>> few of my schmucky buddies sent me off to boot camp and
>>>>> celebrated
>>>>> with a gallon of Boones Farm or some such rot gut.Â* I was
>>>>> feeling sick
>>>>> for three days.Â* I can easily drink a pint of Crystal Palace
>>>>> vodka or
>>>>> any vodka but I can't handle any wine.
>>>>
>>>> Pharmacies won't accept returned drugs, at least not around here.
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> They are accepted by pharmacies here for safe disposal.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I wouldn't be surprised if some pharmacies will accept returns of
>> new prescriptions that didn't work well, for refund and safe
>> disposal.
>
> I would be surprised if they did that. Some drugs are very
> expensive and to have someone bring them back because they were not
> working well would mean a big loss to them. It is the doctor who
> prescribed them. I can't imagine them reselling them. The is the
> possibility that someone may have tampered with them. That is just
> too much liability for a pharmacist.

In the US, we have no health care system. We are on our on, to buy
what we can afford.

No safety net. If you get sick you do the best you can. And it
costs much more here. A drug that sells for $20 in canada might
cost $280 here. Or more.

Whine on dave.