Hey War On Drugs: Go Fuck Yourself
The best decongestant out there for me was always Tavist-D, but after the D part of it was linked to increased chance of stroke in certain populations, it was pulled. I guess I can't be too pissed, but I wish people had read labels so I didn't have to go without it.
However, what really pisses me off is that I can't get, say, Claritin-D over the counter anymore. No, you have to take some fake card behind the front desk to get it. Simple enough, right? Well, that is not the end of it. You also have to hand over your driver's license and sign a book. I have a stuffy nose, so the feds want my signature? WTF?
It's because the "D" means pseudo-ephedrine, which is one of the starter drugs for methamphetimine. Politicians say that these drugs have resulted in a reduction in meth-related crime. If you read the actual stories, you will find that the reduction comes almost entirely from fewer drug labs, meaning less people to get busted for making meth. But just because there are fewer labs doesn't mean there is less meth. Most law enforcement says that the meth is now made in Mexico and smuggled into the United States. Gee, I never saw THAT one coming.
Oh, meanwhile, the latest statistics say that teen meth use has not dropped off, although to be fair, the latest statistics haven't caught up with the latest regulations. Every time somebody tries to ban the ingredients, the stats go down, until...the stats go back up. And the "good news" in the stats assumes that the people no longer running meth labs suddenly decided to become productive members of society and bake cookies for the homeless without any thought whatsoever into taking up another criminal enterprise.
Thanks for listening, and I promise I will only do my Libertarian rant thing once a month or so.
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Oh, I hear ya on this one. I'm allergic to the entire state of Tennessee & have to go through this crap every few weeks. Just don't make a joke that you need the economy size Claritin-D because your meth lab isn't keeping up with demand. They don't think it's funny.
I think Peg's allergies made her repeat herself.
I think all that yoga is bringing you down J. Lay on the couch a few days and get better. XO (from far away so I don't get sick).
No. It was my damn computer. It kept freezing me out and I couldn't tell what the hell was going on. Either that, or my blood alcohol level was too low.
well you could buy a neti pot and be done with allergies all together... but oprah talked about it and now they are sold out.. perhaps at city yoga they still have them and then you can say goodbye to tavis-d or whatever that stuff is. xo
That sounds perfectly NORML to me.
hb
But Oprah also told me to think really positive thoughts about finding neti pots and that would manifest neti pots.
But that didn't work either. ;)
I have to agree about this stupid sign in to get Sudafed or Claritin-D. The thing that gets me is that this solves nothing, there is not national real time database (and believe me I am not advocating one) that would say Sally bough 2 grams of Sudafed on Monday at 2:30 PM at the Main Street CVS, and then bought another 2 grams at the Walgreens on Main street at 2:45.
How the heck does this help? It is just an annoyance to us and the clerks that make us fork over our ID for some basic medicin. And that Sudafed PE stuff doesn't work at all.
My honey and I have done an extensive study of the drug stores in our area, in some if you pay cash you don't need to sign in, sometimes if you use a credit card you don't sign and others it depends on who is working. Thanks for the level of paperwork congress, just because you want 'feel good' legislation that does absolutely no good!
Sorry I get excited when I speak about this topic.
I think it is insane that you don't have to show ID to buy oxycontin or vicodin but you have to go through all of this crap for an allergy medication.
I'm glad I don't need my id for my vicodin! But I did feel funny registering for Claritin.
Reminds me of the time I needed an ID to buy Nyquil. It wasn't behind the counter, but when I went to pay the guy asked for my ID. It was the only time that has ever happened to me. It's so absurd how these things work.