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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!
The laws vary state by state. The federal law though is valid in each and every state in America.
The laws of course change with different contries and in my personal opinion they are worse than those in America so be very careful and learn the laws that affect you.
We are branded drug abusers when we go to the doctor concerning our pain and then again when we go to have the medications filled and then we could be branded as drug dealers when we have said medications on us. It seems we lose every way we turn. But there are those out there who do realize chronic pain is a disease and needs to be treated such as doctors and pharmacist and policman who perhaps have a loved one who suffers and needs theses kinds of medications. So it is important not to bunch them all together as bad people as we know there are those who do understand what we go through and how we live day to day.
The laws of course change with different contries and in my personal opinion they are worse than those in America so be very careful and learn the laws that affect you.
We are branded drug abusers when we go to the doctor concerning our pain and then again when we go to have the medications filled and then we could be branded as drug dealers when we have said medications on us. It seems we lose every way we turn. But there are those out there who do realize chronic pain is a disease and needs to be treated such as doctors and pharmacist and policman who perhaps have a loved one who suffers and needs theses kinds of medications. So it is important not to bunch them all together as bad people as we know there are those who do understand what we go through and how we live day to day.
Nick:
I think you will have to check the laws in your Country. I'm not so sure that they are the same. And maybe they are!!
Terrible story anyway.
I think you will have to check the laws in your Country. I'm not so sure that they are the same. And maybe they are!!
Terrible story anyway.
I am soooo sorry, I should have been more clear. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME. I found this while searching laws we have aginst the pharmacist who treat us so badly.
Sorry!
Sorry!
I'm in shock, I can't beleive that even after the cops found out that you had valid prescriptions for the pills and that you were totally up front with them and they still wouldn't drop the charges!! That is insane! I never never never carry a full months worth of pills when I go away for the weekend. We go away almost every weekend and I take only enough to make it that time I'm gone. I would hate to forget them somewhere or have them stolen or whatever I just thought it was safer to keep the bulk of them at home. Now I'm going to have to re-think that. Even when I go to the ER and I show the admitting - triage nurse what I'm taking I always have the original bottles but not all the actual meds in them. I tell them I don't like walking around with that much narcotic meds on me and after if I'm admitted they don't want me to have my own meds because they don't want me taking too much. the nurses always tell me that I'm doing the right thing. But if a cop was there he could arrest me??? This is scary as all get out!
I KNOW WHEN I WAS ON THE PATCHES AND THEY WERE MAKING ME SLEEPY THE DOCTOR TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE AND IF SHE FOUND OUT THAT I WAS DRIVING THAT SHE WAS GOING TO CALL THE STATE PATROL OFFICE AND HAVE MY LISCENSE TAKEN AWAY FROM ME... BUT I PROMISED HER THAT I WOULDNT DRIVE AND SHE TOOK MY WORD FOR IT. BUT I DID DRIVE IF I REALLY HAD TO BUT I WOULDNT IF I WAS REAL SLEEPY FROM THE FENTYL PATCH. IT WOULD BE AWFUL IF THEY WAS ABLE TO ARREST YOU OVER HAVING A PATCH ON... SOME OF THESE LAWS JUST DONT MAKE SENSE!! ITS HARD TO TELL WHAT THEY CAN ALL DO LIKE I SAID I THINK THEY DO WHAT EVER THEY WANT TO DO!!
MY OPINION. BUT I DONT THINK ITS FAIR IN HOW THEY ARE TREATING SOME PEOPLE AND THEN OTHERS GET BY WITH IT. CATWOMAN :)
MY OPINION. BUT I DONT THINK ITS FAIR IN HOW THEY ARE TREATING SOME PEOPLE AND THEN OTHERS GET BY WITH IT. CATWOMAN :)
This is what made me nervous about the Fentanyl patches too. If a cop saw it on you and you weren't carrying the container, would they do something similar?
Never mix pills in another bottle, because they'll take issue with it. I've never had a problem with my prescriptions and frankly wouldn't tell the cop a damn thing until I talked to my lawyer.
Anyone who takes these, never tell them stuff...it'll hurt you more than help you.
Never mix pills in another bottle, because they'll take issue with it. I've never had a problem with my prescriptions and frankly wouldn't tell the cop a damn thing until I talked to my lawyer.
Anyone who takes these, never tell them stuff...it'll hurt you more than help you.
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