quote:Originally posted by jjuliesmile@aol.com:
Well, being a little more familiar with this case than you admit to being, the facts occurred just slightly differently.
The pharmacist PURCHASED a vehicle and DONATED it to the Lauderdale County Drug Force in lieu of felony charges - I believe it was an Expedition or if there is one larger than that. No civil cases here - donations. And just because he is in treatment means he can get his license back? That sorta scares me because of the fact that they say once a person has had an addiction problem, they should change their life and stay away from things that make them want to "use". I would think being surrounded by rooms full of bottled narcotics would be tempting, JMHO.
And as a side note, I have a friend who on 2 different occasions had her prescriptions short (5) pills. They also just so happened to be narcotics. She brought it to their attention and they gave her the medicine. It has never happened to me but I have heard of other occasions. Makes me wonder if I need to be counting my medication when I leave the pharmacy. I never have before - but God knows I pay for it and knowing what I know now, I feel that there is even more of a reason too!
Ok that's fine. I'm sure that's how that particular case happened. I was just merely pointing to the fact that many people on the forums and out in the general public sometimes see Law Enforcment Agencies riding around in "So&So's" vehicle that was arrested 8 months ago but "So&So" isn't in jail so people automatically think "Pay-Off". When in fact almost 99.9% of the time the defendant got way too lucky in Criminal Court and not so lucky in Civil Court.
On the second thing, you wouldn't believe how many Pharmacist are still working in Pharmacies all over the country that are still practicing that have been to Drug Treatment.
On the third thing, YES, count your medication before you drive away from your Pharmacy. This happens a lot believe it or not. And given the occasion, some people might begin to think you're abusing your medication if you're supposed to have 50 pills left after one week and you only have 30. Just food for thought.