On Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:28:04 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:



>The only times I've ever been "stoned" was under medical supervision
>for surgery and dental procedures. Some friends once convinced me to
>smoke pot, two drags started me on a coughing fit so I went back to my
>Winstons. I was once prescribed an opioid for back pain, not a
>pleasant experience, I returned the rest to the pharmacy. A couple of
>stiff vodkas was much better. 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. I was feeling sick
>for three days. 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

On Sat, 06 Feb 2021 11:27:20 -0700, US Janet wrote:

> On Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:28:04 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>>The only times I've ever been "stoned" was under medical supervision
>>for surgery and dental procedures. Some friends once convinced me to
>>smoke pot, two drags started me on a coughing fit so I went back to my
>>Winstons. I was once prescribed an opioid for back pain, not a
>>pleasant experience, I returned the rest to the pharmacy. A couple of
>>stiff vodkas was much better. 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. I was feeling sick
>>for three days. 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.

On 2/6/2021 11:33 AM, Graham wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Feb 2021 11:27:20 -0700, US Janet wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:28:04 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> The only times I've ever been "stoned" was under medical supervision
>>> for surgery and dental procedures. Some friends once convinced me to
>>> smoke pot, two drags started me on a coughing fit so I went back to my
>>> Winstons. I was once prescribed an opioid for back pain, not a
>>> pleasant experience, I returned the rest to the pharmacy. A couple of
>>> stiff vodkas was much better. 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. I was feeling sick
>>> for three days. 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.

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.

On Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 11:23:20 AM UTC-10, 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. Some friends once convinced me to
> >>>> smoke pot, two drags started me on a coughing fit so I went back to my
> >>>> Winstons. I was once prescribed an opioid for back pain, not a
> >>>> pleasant experience, I returned the rest to the pharmacy. A couple of
> >>>> stiff vodkas was much better. 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. I was feeling sick
> >>>> for three days. 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..
When my dad died, the first thing the hospice nurse did was get all his medication, break them up, dissolve them in water, and dump them on an absorbing pad that people that are dying tend to keep around.It was a rather curious thing seeing the nurse kneeling on the floor trying to break up pills using whatever heavy object was laying around. She should have put it in a thermos bottle and kept it handy. My guess is that mix was pretty much death for sure if someone drank it.

On 2/6/2021 1:23 PM, 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.
>


Well I wouldn't be surprised. Many drugs are not at all expensive.
And, UH, "safe disposal" probably wouldn't include resale.

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.

On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 18:52:32 -0600, Hank Rogers >
wrote:

>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.

Opioids were very inexpensive, pharmacies take them for disposal... I
guess I could have flushed them but I'd rather not do that. The small
local pharmacy takes used hypodermics from our cat for disposal and we
don't even buy them there. We buy them from the Vet but they won't
take them for disposal, even the large pharmacies like Walgreens won't
take them. The small neighborhood pharmacy is family operated,
has only three stores. I figure he takes them as a courtesy and to
attract customers because he charges higher prices for OTC items.
Still most people who enter the pharmacy will buy something, I do
because I'm already there, I don't care if Tylenol costs 25¢ a bottle
more rather then drive elsewhere or buy it on line and wait for
delivery. I'll buy some of my Rx medication there because I have
insurance and he charges the same as anywhere else. Still I don't buy
much Rx there because for my regular meds I use the mail order
pharmacy from my medical insurance company.

>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.
>
>

On Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 3:23:20 PM UTC-6, 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. Some friends once convinced me to
> >>>> smoke pot, two drags started me on a coughing fit so I went back to my
> >>>> Winstons. I was once prescribed an opioid for back pain, not a
> >>>> pleasant experience, I returned the rest to the pharmacy. A couple of
> >>>> stiff vodkas was much better. 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. I was feeling sick
> >>>> for three days. 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.
>
Not for refund. Only for destruction. Sheldon should have his balls kicked
in for committing opioids to destruction.

--Bryan

On Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 6:26:33 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 3:23:20 PM UTC-6, 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. Some friends once convinced me to
> > >>>> smoke pot, two drags started me on a coughing fit so I went back to my
> > >>>> Winstons. I was once prescribed an opioid for back pain, not a
> > >>>> pleasant experience, I returned the rest to the pharmacy. A couple of
> > >>>> stiff vodkas was much better. 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. I was feeling sick
> > >>>> for three days. 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.
> >
> Not for refund. Only for destruction. Sheldon should have his balls kicked
> in for committing opioids to destruction.

If my husband dropped dead today, I'd take his opioids in for destruction.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 04:16:49 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 6:26:33 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>> On Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 3:23:20 PM UTC-6, 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. Some friends once convinced me to
>> > >>>> smoke pot, two drags started me on a coughing fit so I went back to my
>> > >>>> Winstons. I was once prescribed an opioid for back pain, not a
>> > >>>> pleasant experience, I returned the rest to the pharmacy. A couple of
>> > >>>> stiff vodkas was much better. 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. I was feeling sick
>> > >>>> for three days. 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.
>> >
>> Not for refund. Only for destruction. Sheldon should have his balls kicked
>> in for committing opioids to destruction.

You must be addicted to opioids, you sicko.

>If my husband dropped dead today, I'd take his opioids in for destruction.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

On 2021-02-07 6:26 a.m., Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 3:23:20 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:

>> 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.
>>
> Not for refund. Only for destruction. Sheldon should have his balls kicked
> in for committing opioids to destruction.
>

I can understand someone not wanting opioids around. Personally, I hold
onto them. You never know when you are going to be in serious enough
pain to need some relief. You would not want them around if there is a
family member with substance abuse problems.

On Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 9:36:31 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-02-07 6:26 a.m., Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > On Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 3:23:20 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> >> 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.
> >>
> > Not for refund. Only for destruction. Sheldon should have his balls kicked
> > in for committing opioids to destruction.
> >
> I can understand someone not wanting opioids around. Personally, I hold
> onto them. You never know when you are going to be in serious enough
> pain to need some relief. You would not want them around if there is a
> family member with substance abuse problems.

I have never taken an Opioid in my LIFE! And never want to either!

I have taken too much ibuprofen once and caused my kidneys to go into Acute temporary shutdown once! That was a bummer! :-(

John Kuthe, RN, BSN...

On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 10:36:25 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-02-07 6:26 a.m., Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> On Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 3:23:20 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>> 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.
>>>
>> Not for refund. Only for destruction. Sheldon should have his balls kicked
>> in for committing opioids to destruction.
>>
>
>I can understand someone not wanting opioids around. Personally, I hold
>onto them. You never know when you are going to be in serious enough
>pain to need some relief. You would not want them around if there is a
>family member with substance abuse problems.

Or a kid. "Johnny's acting really strange today."

On 2021-02-06 2:33 p.m., Graham wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Feb 2021 11:27:20 -0700, US Janet wrote:
>
>> Pharmacies won't accept returned drugs, at least not around here.
>> Janet US
>
> They are accepted by pharmacies here for safe disposal.
>

They do here too.

US Janet wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:28:04 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>> The only times I've ever been "stoned" was under medical supervision
>> for surgery and dental procedures. Some friends once convinced me to
>> smoke pot, two drags started me on a coughing fit so I went back to my
>> Winstons. I was once prescribed an opioid for back pain, not a
>> pleasant experience, I returned the rest to the pharmacy. A couple of
>> stiff vodkas was much better. 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. I was feeling sick
>> for three days. 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
>

It's different on planet Popeye.

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On Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:28:04 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:



>The only times I've ever been "stoned" was under medical supervision
>for surgery and dental procedures. Some friends once convinced me to
>smoke pot, two drags started me on a coughing fit so I went back to my
>Winstons. I was once prescribed an opioid for back pain, not a
>pleasant experience, I returned the rest to the pharmacy. A couple of
>stiff vodkas was much better. 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. I was feeling sick
>for three days. 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

====

We can return them and they will destroy them. Better than have them
floating around for anyone to take!