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Narcotic presciption law... PLEASE READ!
This is outragous!
I thought it would be crucial information for us to know though.
It is really terrible what happened to this person. I do not want this to happen to any of you here so please keep this in mind.
There needs to be a law requiring labeling stating that all prescribed narcotic prescriptions must be kept in their original prescribed bottles at all times!
I currently always keep a day or two's worth of all my medication (non-narcotic & narcotic) mixed together in one pill bottle and keep it on me in my purse. To me it is easier, than keeping two or three large bottles of narcotic medications in my purse, which could easily be lost or stolen. At home, I keep a weeks worth in those daily medication carriers, because I lock the rest of my narcotics up in a fire proof safe. This also keeps unknown people in my house from getting to them along with my 5 yr old daughter.
Recently, I went on a trip for a week to visit my father out of state where he was working. I had my mixed medication bottle in my purse, and a weeks worth of medication in their bottles packed in my suit cases, which were in the back of my car that I was driving. I left the rest home, since I just got a month's supply and I didn't want to take a chance of them being lost or stolen. Also a friend told me he was arrested while going away for a week and he had his full months prescription on him, so they got him on intent to sell or distribute dangerous controlled substances, because the cop said he did not need a full month's worth of medication for a week's trip! (What happened to keeping the medication together in their prescribed bottle?) So anyway, I was pulled over for speeding during my drive up to where I was going. The cop didn't search my car, but went through my purse and saw the medication bottle, which he opened. He asked me what all the pills were, and I was completely honest with him. I also told him the prescription bottles were packed away in my suit cases. I stated that I kept a few out of each, because I did not know how long that I would be on the road traveling. Now I have been on these medications for more than 5 years, so there was no driving while intoxicated because they did not work like that on me. The cop arrested me for being in possession of dangerous controlled substances! Now, until this, I did not know it was illegal to carry narcotics that you have prescriptions for in other means. I mean why do they make pill cases without warning labels on them? These ended up being Felony charges against me! I couldn't get the DA to drop the case even though I had valid prescriptions for them. Plus they were confiscated and I ran short at the end of the month, so I went through withdrawl a few days.
I called the DEA, no one could find this law! I looked under the Uniform Controlled Substance Act, and it is not there! So I firmly believe if this is supposed to be a federal law that you can go to jail for, then it should be easy to find and it is not!
THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THAT THIS LAW SHOULD BE MADE MORE PUBLICALLY KNOWN TO ALL THOSE ON PAIN MEDS AND IT SHOULD BE LABELED ON THE BOTTLE, LIKE THE OTHER LABELS, STATING " PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION MUST BE KEPT WITH ORIGINAL CONTAINER AT ALL TIMES."
I have talked to many and many people who have run into this situation that was clueless like myself. I think this law change and labeling addition would say alot of police officer's and courts time & money!
I thought it would be crucial information for us to know though.
It is really terrible what happened to this person. I do not want this to happen to any of you here so please keep this in mind.
There needs to be a law requiring labeling stating that all prescribed narcotic prescriptions must be kept in their original prescribed bottles at all times!
I currently always keep a day or two's worth of all my medication (non-narcotic & narcotic) mixed together in one pill bottle and keep it on me in my purse. To me it is easier, than keeping two or three large bottles of narcotic medications in my purse, which could easily be lost or stolen. At home, I keep a weeks worth in those daily medication carriers, because I lock the rest of my narcotics up in a fire proof safe. This also keeps unknown people in my house from getting to them along with my 5 yr old daughter.
Recently, I went on a trip for a week to visit my father out of state where he was working. I had my mixed medication bottle in my purse, and a weeks worth of medication in their bottles packed in my suit cases, which were in the back of my car that I was driving. I left the rest home, since I just got a month's supply and I didn't want to take a chance of them being lost or stolen. Also a friend told me he was arrested while going away for a week and he had his full months prescription on him, so they got him on intent to sell or distribute dangerous controlled substances, because the cop said he did not need a full month's worth of medication for a week's trip! (What happened to keeping the medication together in their prescribed bottle?) So anyway, I was pulled over for speeding during my drive up to where I was going. The cop didn't search my car, but went through my purse and saw the medication bottle, which he opened. He asked me what all the pills were, and I was completely honest with him. I also told him the prescription bottles were packed away in my suit cases. I stated that I kept a few out of each, because I did not know how long that I would be on the road traveling. Now I have been on these medications for more than 5 years, so there was no driving while intoxicated because they did not work like that on me. The cop arrested me for being in possession of dangerous controlled substances! Now, until this, I did not know it was illegal to carry narcotics that you have prescriptions for in other means. I mean why do they make pill cases without warning labels on them? These ended up being Felony charges against me! I couldn't get the DA to drop the case even though I had valid prescriptions for them. Plus they were confiscated and I ran short at the end of the month, so I went through withdrawl a few days.
I called the DEA, no one could find this law! I looked under the Uniform Controlled Substance Act, and it is not there! So I firmly believe if this is supposed to be a federal law that you can go to jail for, then it should be easy to find and it is not!
THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THAT THIS LAW SHOULD BE MADE MORE PUBLICALLY KNOWN TO ALL THOSE ON PAIN MEDS AND IT SHOULD BE LABELED ON THE BOTTLE, LIKE THE OTHER LABELS, STATING " PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION MUST BE KEPT WITH ORIGINAL CONTAINER AT ALL TIMES."
I have talked to many and many people who have run into this situation that was clueless like myself. I think this law change and labeling addition would say alot of police officer's and courts time & money!
IN THE STATE OF OHIO........... NARCOTICS ARE TO BE IN THE ORIGINAL BOTTLES AND THE LITTLE BOTTLES THAT YOU CAN BUY IN THE STORES TO CARRY PILLS IS REALLY MADE FOR PILLS LIKE NITRO-GLYCERIN OR SOMETHING IN THAT NATURE. I WAS PULLED OVER ONCE AND I HAD SEVERAL NARCOTICS IN A LITTLE BOTTLE AND MY PURSE WAS OPENED AND I JUST WENT AHEAD AND TOLD THE STATE PATROL THAT I DID HAVE NARCOTICS ON ME AND THE ORIGINAL BOTTLES WERE AT HOME. HE DID TELL ME THAT HE COULD ARREST ME FOR HAVING THEM IN A UNLABLED BOTTLE AND TAKE ME TO JAIL TILL I PROVED IN COURT THAT I HAD A SCRIPT FOR THEM. BUT HE WAS REALLY NICE AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS OK ... HE SAID HE HAD NO SUSPICIOIN OF ME SELLING OR WHATEVER... SO HE LET ME GO AND JUST TOLD ME TO CARRY THE BOTTLES WITH ME FROM NOW ON... BUT I STILL DONT AND I KNOW I SHOULD BUT I DONT. AND IF THE DEA COULDNT FIND THE LAW THEN WHY ISNT THE CHARGES DROPPED? AND IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE THAT THEY ARRESTED A PERSON WHEN THEY HAD THE ORIGINAL BOTTLES PACKED AWAY... WHAT WOULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IF YOU HAD THE ORIGINAL BOTTLES?? SOUNDS KIND OF WEIRD TO ME. I MEAN THAT WAS SHOWING PROOF THAT U HAD A SCRIPT FOR THEM. IN A WAY THAT WOULD BE THE SAME DIFFERENCE IF I WENT TO THE PHARMACY AND PICKED MY NARCOTICS UP AND GOT PULLED OVER AND THEY WOULDNT KNOW IF I JUST CAME FROM THE PHARMACY OR NOT. I DONT KNOW... JUST SEEMS LIKE THEY DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO ANYMORE. I GUESS I SHOULD CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY.. THE STATE PATROL THAT PULLED ME OVER WAS REALLY NICE. BUT I DID KNOW THAT YOU WERE TO CARRY THEM IN THE ORIGINAL BOTTTLES. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE OF BEING IN A DIFFERENT STATE BUT THATS FEDERAL.... I THINK ALL DRUG LAWS ARE FEDERAL ANYWAY.
WELL THE DEA IS FEDERAL SO I GUESS THEY WOULD BE. I KNOW THAT WOULD BE SCARY THOUGH ... BUT SINCE YOU (SANDEE) HAD THE BOTTLES WITH YOU I WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULDNT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO YOU. BUT I GUESS THEY DO WHAT THEY WANT...HUH???
WELL GOOD LUCK AND KEEP US ALL POSTED !!
TAKE CARE.......................CATWOMAN
WELL THE DEA IS FEDERAL SO I GUESS THEY WOULD BE. I KNOW THAT WOULD BE SCARY THOUGH ... BUT SINCE YOU (SANDEE) HAD THE BOTTLES WITH YOU I WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULDNT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO YOU. BUT I GUESS THEY DO WHAT THEY WANT...HUH???
WELL GOOD LUCK AND KEEP US ALL POSTED !!
TAKE CARE.......................CATWOMAN
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