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That's why paracetamol should be sold in the pharmacy by a pharmacist who asks you for what you are using that stuff and warns you about side effects.
i really don't want to live in a society where every move of a literate person is questioned because there's illiterate people roaming around.
There's clear dosage information in that leaflet inside every single paracetamol box. If you're emptying a box a day (let alone 4 boxes a day) and don't bother checking if that's safe then this is entirely on you
~~In a family of five, how often would I have to go to the pharmacy under that rule? Keep in mind that menstrual pain is a thing. Or would that just be the cheat code to get a dangerous dose?
How would the different online pharmacies know how often I told that story? Or does your proposal just mean "increased shipping cost"?
Don't think that's practical at all.~~
edit: Post I'm replying to wasn't talking about amounts at all. They are correct.
I don't know what that would change? You go to the pharmacy, say you have a family of five and menstrual pain? Nobody said anything about limiting the amount of drugs to buy.
Oh sorry maybe I misunderstood. Yes, paracetmol and other painkillers should only be sold in pharmacies. This is the case in Germany but you can buy essentially as much as you want if you tell them it's for multiple people.
Can you just buy them in a supermarket in the US?
edit: nvm, you're from DE as well. Again, sorry for misreading.
No worries!
No? People should be allowed to decide that shit for themselves. It's not anyone's job to hold your fucking hand when you can just read the label.
As shown above, they don't read the label. Ironically, you didn't even read the screenshot that's the cause of all of this - which disproves your point entirely.
Yeah, problem is people cannot be relied upon to read the label. People are idiots. So it's a good suggestion to put a gatekeeper (pharmacist) in front of the dangerous stuff to walk people through the dangers verbally.
/thread
Yeah that's what US Americans call "freedom", but in other places that's not what it means. Where do you draw the line? Should people be allowed to buy opiods from the supermarket?
Yes, Tylenol #3 is otc in many countries
In all seriousness though providing drug users a route to buying drugs that were safely and reliably manufactured would both significantly lower harm and significantly limit the impact of cartels (see how they switched to controlling avocado trades as they are now losing the ultra lucrative marijuana market). Further, by not forcing users to go underground for their trade you could not connect them to resources for rehabilitation much more easily and earlier in the process of addiction
So yes you should unironically be able to buy safely manufactured heroin and cocaine and fentanyl in a store. Maybe not the grocery store, but a store