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> Can't buy Sudafed; pharmacies treat the request like you asked them for their virgin daughter. Do they really make it that hard in rural counties to buy that

> Can't buy Sudafed; pharmacies treat the request like you asked them for their virgin daughter. Do they really make it that hard in rural counties to buy that stuff? Here in the city you just need to ask for it at the pharmacy counter and they scan your ID and you're good.

indymike 3y ago
Depends on where you live. I live in Indiana, and you can buy Sudafed in limited quantites, but you are reported to law enforcement. Most people don't want law enforcement even knowing they bought Sudafed, so they go without. I had a chance to sit in a policy briefing where they shed a little light on what's going on in rural Indiana with mortality rates: * Opioid epidemic really hit rural communities hard and high suicide rates are pretty common among addicts. This led to an increase in suicide in older people. * Meth epidemic was fueled by cooking meth in the country, and it hit younger people.
- ericd 3y ago
  There's a lot that has to go wrong before those two things become a major risk, though. Happy people don't generally decide that doing meth is a great idea. So what's driving the high rates? Is it high rates of bad overall health? Bad economic prospects and high expenses leading to hopelessness? Something else?
  - indymike 3y ago
    > Bad economic prospects and high expenses leading to hopelessness? Debt + Meth is a bitch..
h2odragon 3y ago
my wife wont even ask anymore. our state law is one box per adult, per month, with ID. you dare not mention "family", they can't sell to anyone who says they're buying for others. When i ask, its a wait while thy call the other pharmacies to see if ive bought there, and then they copy my info down and post it on a bulletin board. That's assuming they've got the time to deal with me: if they're rushed they just say no.

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> Can't buy Sudafed; pharmacies treat the request like you asked them for their virgin daughter. Do they really make it that hard in rural counties to buy that

by spamizbad 3y ago

indymike 3y ago
Depends on where you live. I live in Indiana, and you can buy Sudafed in limited quantites, but you are reported to law enforcement. Most people don't want law enforcement even knowing they bought Sudafed, so they go without. I had a chance to sit in a policy briefing where they shed a little light on what's going on in rural Indiana with mortality rates: * Opioid epidemic really hit rural communities hard and high suicide rates are pretty common among addicts. This led to an increase in suicide in older people. * Meth epidemic was fueled by cooking meth in the country, and it hit younger people.
- ericd 3y ago
  There's a lot that has to go wrong before those two things become a major risk, though. Happy people don't generally decide that doing meth is a great idea. So what's driving the high rates? Is it high rates of bad overall health? Bad economic prospects and high expenses leading to hopelessness? Something else?
  - indymike 3y ago
    > Bad economic prospects and high expenses leading to hopelessness? Debt + Meth is a bitch..
h2odragon 3y ago
my wife wont even ask anymore. our state law is one box per adult, per month, with ID. you dare not mention "family", they can't sell to anyone who says they're buying for others. When i ask, its a wait while thy call the other pharmacies to see if ive bought there, and then they copy my info down and post it on a bulletin board. That's assuming they've got the time to deal with me: if they're rushed they just say no.