Americans Hoarding Black Market Antibiotics

[presence]

Of the randomly selected adults in Houston, 5% reported using antibiotics without a prescription in the past 12 months, 14.2% stored them at home in case of an emergency, and a whopping 25.4% said they intended to use antibiotics in an unprescribed manner at some time in the future.


The major source of these rogue antibiotics was not people’s pets; that information was volunteered by just 4% of those surveyed. The rest came from more predictable sources: Twenty percent got them from well-meaning friends or family, 12% said they squirreled them away from the last time they were sick, and 24% said they bought them in another country.


The other survey surprise was that 40% were able to buy antibiotics without a prescription in American pharmacies.


“We thought that was some other country’s problems, not ours. That was an additional surprise,” said Dr. Larissa Grigoryan, who has studied non-doctor-prescribed antibiotic use in other countries and found that Americans tend to hoard more antibiotics than other parts of the world.

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/201...om-their-pets/



#muhprescriptions
#muhdoctorslicence
#muhfdaapproval
#muhmedicalpatent
#muhhealthcaremandates

=/=

the idea of voluntarism; self-responsibility

[Working Poor]

Good that leaves more of the real stuff for people like me. All the dumb asses can go on destroying their immune systems and raising up flesh eating super bugs.

[tod evans]

Why are folks "hording antibiotics"?

I see people worried about availability in the future.

[Zippyjuan]

https://health.thefuntimesguide.com/...medication.php

A Special Note About Expired Antibiotics

You should not keep expired antibiotics to use at a later date. However, the reason has less to do with the expiration date and more to do with how antibiotics work.

For example, let’s say you have 4 or 5 antibiotic pills left from an older prescription, and you’re thinking that you should keep them and take them later if you start feeling sick again over the winter. This is not a good idea for a number of reasons:

Doing so could actually help the bacteria become more drug resistant.

A few leftover antibiotic pills are not enough to rid the bacteria from your body.

You would be self-diagnosing which can be very dangerous. What you think is a bacterial infection requiring antibiotics (because the symptoms are similar to what you had before) may in fact be a viral infection that antibiotics will do absolutely nothing for.

Therefore, when it comes to expired antibiotics, you should always dispose of any leftover pills or liquid antibiotic prescriptions — regardless of the date on the packaging. Antibiotics are one expired medication you don’t want to mess with.

[sam1952]

https://health.thefuntimesguide.com/...medication.php

"A Special Note About Expired Antibiotics

You should not keep expired antibiotics to use at a later date. However, the reason has less to do with the expiration date and more to do with how antibiotics work.

For example, let’s say you have 4 or 5 antibiotic pills left from an older prescription, and you’re thinking that you should keep them and take them later if you start feeling sick again over the winter. This is not a good idea for a number of reasons:

Doing so could actually help the bacteria become more drug resistant.

A few leftover antibiotic pills are not enough to rid the bacteria from your body.

You would be self-diagnosing which can be very dangerous. What you think is a bacterial infection requiring antibiotics (because the symptoms are similar to what you had before) may in fact be a viral infection that antibiotics will do absolutely nothing for.

Therefore, when it comes to expired antibiotics, you should always dispose of any leftover pills or liquid antibiotic prescriptions — regardless of the date on the packaging. Antibiotics are one expired medication you don’t want to mess with."



That's exactly what I did with the leftover oxycodone from my foot surgery... threw it away...

[Zippyjuan]

Pain killers are a different story from antibiotics.

[phill4paul]

I can see in a functioning society why individuals might squirrel away antibiotics, but not actually use them. I do. It's because they feel society may break down. There is an underlying current afoot. Whether pain pills or antibiotics many, such as myself, choose to have some on hand. I try to rotate them like the larder but in the end if SHTF tomorrow and I get an infection I wouldn't care if it was 6 months out of date.

[Suzanimal]

I can see in a functioning society why individuals might squirrel away antibiotics, but not actually use them. I do. It's because they feel society may break down. There is an underlying current afoot. Whether pain pills or antibiotics many, such as myself, choose to have some on hand. I try to rotate them like the larder but in the end if SHTF tomorrow and I get an infection I wouldn't care if it was 6 months out of date.

I save all leftover meds for exactly that reason.

[phill4paul]

I save all leftover meds for exactly that reason.

@TheTexan Someone might report you for that. Just saying.

[TheTexan]

@TheTexan Someone might report you for that. Just saying.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I think the reward money for this just went up. I'll be sure to give you a cut.

[Chester Copperpot]

Pain killers are a different story from antibiotics.

I have so many unused painkillers after my experience this year..I have a huge bottle of liquid oxycodone I never even opened.. I just have to figure out how to get rid of it.. Cant dump it down the drain... cant throw it in the garbage//cant spill it onto the ground....

[RJB]

I have so many unused painkillers after my experience this year..I have a huge bottle of liquid oxycodone I never even opened.. I just have to figure out how to get rid of it.. Cant dump it down the drain... cant throw it in the garbage//cant spill it onto the ground....

Yeah. Let's party. We'll watch TV for a week straight!

[Suzanimal]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I think the reward money for this just went up. I'll be sure to give you a cut.

I saved all the safety warnings pamphlets that came with my (and my mother's) meds. Doesn't that count for something?

[Zippyjuan]

I have so many unused painkillers after my experience this year..I have a huge bottle of liquid oxycodone I never even opened.. I just have to figure out how to get rid of it.. Cant dump it down the drain... cant throw it in the garbage//cant spill it onto the ground....

Stuff is worth money on the streets.

[Chester Copperpot]

Stuff is worth money on the streets.

Yeah I suppose but my dad taught me at a young age that dispensing without a license is against the law. He had a license to prescribe but I dont lol

[tod evans]

Yeah I suppose but my dad taught me at a young age that dispensing without a license is against the law. He had a license to prescribe but I dont lol

Worth hanging on to just in case you throw your back out or get an abscessed tooth over the weekend...

[AuH20]

I buy fish antibiotics. Put you have to keep them in a cool place and away from the sunlight. Antibiotics last much longer than the suppliers tell you.

[Anti Federalist]

Expect a "crack down" shortly.

[Carlybee]

I stock manuka honey

[Carlybee]

I have so many unused painkillers after my experience this year..I have a huge bottle of liquid oxycodone I never even opened.. I just have to figure out how to get rid of it.. Cant dump it down the drain... cant throw it in the garbage//cant spill it onto the ground....

Take it to the pharmacy

[Chester Copperpot]

Take it to the pharmacy

i would do that but I want to make sure my insurance gets refunded their money. im sure its not a common request they get

[presence]

I have so many unused painkillers after my experience this year..I have a huge bottle of liquid oxycodone I never even opened.. I just have to figure out how to get rid of it.. Cant dump it down the drain... cant throw it in the garbage//cant spill it onto the ground....

keep it, it'll last forever

severe pain is a motherfucker and you never know when its coming

[Chester Copperpot]

keep it, it'll last forever

severe pain is a motherfucker and you never know when its coming

yes Ive been lucky in the pain department, but perhaps you are right.. Be prepared like the boy scouts motto

[Carlybee]

i would do that but I want to make sure my insurance gets refunded their money. im sure its not a common request they get

Send it to the insurance company

[phill4paul]

yes Ive been lucky in the pain department, but perhaps you are right.. Be prepared like the boy scouts motto

Best listen to presence' advise. Honestly. I can't stand oxycodone and it would take a lot of pain for me to use it. But, as a SHTF accessory in a bug-out kit it's as good as gold. Even if just for trading purposes.

[Chester Copperpot]

Best listen to presence' advise. Honestly. I can't stand oxycodone and it would take a lot of pain for me to use it. But, as a SHTF accessory in a bug-out kit it's as good as gold. Even if just for trading purposes.

another good point.. im sold.. ill hold on to it.. its a BIG bottle lol