celestia Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Because, as the rule dictates, we assume all people suck. Yesterday I heard a tip and I actually thought "hmmm...". I don't worry about identity theft because it's a joke to think anyone would want my life. However, I would be really pissed if my drugs were stolen. This commercial said to take the labels off the bottles before trashing them because resourceful dirtbag drug addicts can finesse getting YOUR refills. Fuckers. I must say as one of the retired aforementioned degenerates I thought, "damn! I never thought of that!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayteana Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I shred prescription labels the same as I shred almost anything with my personal information on it. ~ May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celestia Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 I shred prescription labels the same as I shred almost anything with my personal information on it. And this is why you are my hero! I honestly never thought of it. I must be slipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I used to peel the labels off but have gotten out of the habit. Most of the time they don't come off in one piece anyway. Besides stuff like stims and benzos or pain meds what else would someone want with a refill of my medication. Geodon isn't something that can be abused I don't think. But yeah for the controlled substances maybe a good idea. Then again, I have to show my ID every time I get my stim or benzo refilled and they write my DL # right on the script. So I don't see how someone could scam it that way. Maybe I need to start peeling them off again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdbee Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I'm the same way. I am leaving town for a month (or so...we'll see) to try to get myself together. I got someone to sublet my place and the ONLY thing i'm worried about him taking are my meds. I'm putting a lock on one door that i'll keep valueables in for that reason alone. Take my computers, take my jewels, DO NOT take my meds! Question, though. For some time now i've been saving my empty r/x bottles. When researching SSI/SSDI which I plan on applying for as soon as I can get someone to help me, I read or heard somewhere that it was a good idea to save all of your empty med bottles or med bottles w/meds in them you ended up not taking because they didn't work. I guess to prove that .... that what? I don't know. Is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2mnot Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I have a box full of them. Too lazy/ADHD to bother with them until they start taking over the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bex Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Wow, that had never occurred to me. I'm doing well if I actually put the packets in the bin, never mind take the labels off first. I've had flatmates in the past come in while having a nap and think I've overdosed, because the empty packets from the previous month's worth of bedtime meds are just discarded on my nightstand... It didn't occur to be until recently that my meds could actually be abused, but apparently some people snort Quetiapine. Weird... I think it's the best med in the world, but that's only because it stops my crazy - I don't see why anyone without a bit of crazy to drown would want to try it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I'm the same way. I am leaving town for a month (or so...we'll see) to try to get myself together. I got someone to sublet my place and the ONLY thing i'm worried about him taking are my meds. I'm putting a lock on one door that i'll keep valueables in for that reason alone. Take my computers, take my jewels, DO NOT take my meds! Question, though. For some time now i've been saving my empty r/x bottles. When researching SSI/SSDI which I plan on applying for as soon as I can get someone to help me, I read or heard somewhere that it was a good idea to save all of your empty med bottles or med bottles w/meds in them you ended up not taking because they didn't work. I guess to prove that .... that what? I don't know. Is this true? I have never heard this and don't know what purpose it would serve. I have an attorney representing me and we're headed toward a hearing. He has not advised me to keep empty bottles. Nobody will want to see them. They will see what you're taking and what you've tried by submitting medical records which you'll do when you apply. If I'm wrong somebody tell me but I don't think SSA gives a hoot about empty pill bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspaces Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 between hubby's meds and my meds, every so often, I have a label peeling party - peel, rip up , bottles to recycle bin. I'm paranoid about anything with my name/address going in the trash... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonsum Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 i pull the labels off my rx bottles as soon as they are empty. and then tare up the labels and stick them in the trash bin. protected health info should not be easily accessible. anything that can be used to identify you with should be shredded/destroyed once it is no longer needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewMe Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I already peel/burn the labels off of my bottles because 1)the trash men here tend to rip open bags some how and 1/3 of your trash is strewn across the street, although they do clean it up they aren't always great about it and I don't exactly want my neighbors knowing that I am A) Crazy and B)I am on Valtrex. I will never be invited to another BBQ again. lol Also please never flush drugs, take them to your pharmacy when you pick up a refill, they will drop them in the bio-hazard to be incinerated. I have been doing ti for a while and they say that they wish more people here would just give them the old meds to destroy, flushing them puts them in the drinking water, so that tap water has traces of thousands of drugs because of folks flushing pills and other meds. THis goes for you babies penicillin liquid too, never toss it or pour down the drain, just take it to the pharmacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celestia Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 Also please never flush drugs, take them to your pharmacy when you pick up a refill, they will drop them in the bio-hazard to be incinerated. I have been doing ti for a while and they say that they wish more people here would just give them the old meds to destroy, flushing them puts them in the drinking water, so that tap water has traces of thousands of drugs because of folks flushing pills and other meds. THis goes for you babies penicillin liquid too, never toss it or pour down the drain, just take it to the pharmacy. Definitely! I remember reading about that too and doing the mental dope slap. Question, though. For some time now i've been saving my empty r/x bottles. When researching SSI/SSDI which I plan on applying for as soon as I can get someone to help me, I read or heard somewhere that it was a good idea to save all of your empty med bottles or med bottles w/meds in them you ended up not taking because they didn't work. I guess to prove that .... that what? I don't know. Is this true? No. It's ridiculous. You can get pharmacy hx from your pharmacist. Plus what you've been prescribed will already be in the medical records requests. I'm on SSDI. I can help you when you're ready. It's not hard, just labor intensive. PM me if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.mcmurphy Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 i simply don't care who sees my emptys or fulls. i take no precautions - they just go to the land fill. to me it is far fetched to think that some scumbag armed with one of my emptys could get lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdbee Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 beetle + s9, thank you... it must have been an unreliable source. i thought it sounded weird. but, good, now i can get rid of them. s9, thanks for the offer of help. it seems like a daunting task...everytime i look into it the anxiety goes thru the roof. i'll be in touch when i start the process, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I must admit, I never heard of this procedure until I threw away an empty bottle and my mother went diving for it out of the trash can. She rapidly peeled off the label and shredded it. She told me why she did it, and I smacked myself in the head. What druggie wouldn't kill themselves for a script of 90 2mg xanax? I don't know what the street value of 30 zyprexa zydis are, but standard price is about $800. I am a faithful peel and shred person now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophelia Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I used to, but I must admit that I have gotten a bit lazy about it. Since you have mentioned it, I will be more aware of it and properly dispose of my labels. I don't think that I am really worried about someone stealing my identities in the way to get meds, though, because I get my meds from a small local pharmacy and they know me and my family by name. In fact, I usually just drop off the prescription, say hi, and then they deliver it to my doorstep a few hours later and charge it to us later. **shrug** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I must admit, I never heard of this procedure until I threw away an empty bottle and my mother went diving for it out of the trash can. She rapidly peeled off the label and shredded it. She told me why she did it, and I smacked myself in the head. What druggie wouldn't kill themselves for a script of 90 2mg xanax? I don't know what the street value of 30 zyprexa zydis are, but standard price is about $800. I am a faithful peel and shred person now. Don't you have to show your ID every time you get your xanax refilled? I do for my klonopin and my ritalin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfred Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Anything with your name and address is all the info that is needed for ID theft. I shred everything with my name on it. nf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancesintherain Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Don't you have to show your ID every time you get your xanax refilled? I do for my klonopin and my ritalin. I haven't ever had to. I do have to give name, address, but someone can get that off hte pill bottle. The only thing that makes me think it's okay is that I go there frequently enough that I might be a recognized face. That said, probably not. So maybe better security precautions need to be in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crtclms Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 I just have to orally give my street address to pick up any medications, including Xanax. I do have to show ID of two types to get Medical Cannabis. I am going to be put on some hardcore narcotics for my surgery next month, but I am guessing my husband will be picking them up, since I will be too out of it. Argh, that just made one more chore we need a ride for (I'll be doped up, my husband has epilepsy). Boo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfred Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 To pick up scheduled meds I have the present ID every time which is recorded in a book. nf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayteana Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Don't you have to show your ID every time you get your xanax refilled? I do for my klonopin and my ritalin. Interesting. I've never had to show my ID for my meds. ~ May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celestia Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Tom, I think they might have different controlled substance requirements in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Don't you have to show your ID every time you get your xanax refilled? I do for my klonopin and my ritalin. Interesting. I've never had to show my ID for my meds. ~ May I suppose the requirements are different from state to state. I have to show my ID when dropping of a new script for benzo or stim and then when I'm picking up a refill I have to show it. I can have my husband pick it up for me but they record his DL# as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dooga16 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 The way I pay for my medications, I wouldn't be charged if someone else picked them up. I pay for them when I go to the pharmacy, and they don't have my information on file in terms of payments. I just toss my medication bottles. Never had any problems so far. I'm pretty open about the medications I take, though. I can see why some people wouldn't be. Also, if they can pick up your medications and charge you and/or prevent you from getting it, I'd definitely shred them. If someone did happen to get them, I would just call up my Pdoc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stasis Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I already peel/burn the labels off of my bottles because 1)the trash men here tend to rip open bags some how and 1/3 of your trash is strewn across the street, although they do clean it up they aren't always great about it and I don't exactly want my neighbors knowing that I am A) Crazy and B)I am on Valtrex. I will never be invited to another BBQ again. lol Also please never flush drugs, take them to your pharmacy when you pick up a refill, they will drop them in the bio-hazard to be incinerated. I have been doing ti for a while and they say that they wish more people here would just give them the old meds to destroy, flushing them puts them in the drinking water, so that tap water has traces of thousands of drugs because of folks flushing pills and other meds. THis goes for you babies penicillin liquid too, never toss it or pour down the drain, just take it to the pharmacy. Not so good for water dwelling creatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withing Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 I peel the labels off of my meds compulsively... always have. Not that anyone would get anywhere with my identification. They rarely come off in one piece, so I guess I'm safe. Still, it's useful information to pass around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormienite Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 I admit I throw my pill bottles in the trash w/o taking off the labels. I suppose I should. I mean, I shred everything else. all other documents that have account info on them. It would probably be a good time to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duelist Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I sometimes peel the labels off the old empty bottles, but I just haven't been doing it lately. Ours goes right to a landfill and I just don't worry about it. Got other bigger fish to fry you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkendHour Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 How in the heck do you guys get the labels off? I swear the super glue mine on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crtclms Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I just tear off enough that the type of drug and the prescription number isn't visible. I suspect using a black sharpie would work just as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewMe Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I use a lighter to burn the labels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 My meds are a bit like my credit: If you want to go to THAT much effort to get something THAT shitty, good luck to you. (I mean, I don't take anything exciting or whatnot, at all.) Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Interesting - I've never had to show my ID when picking up a benzo (I've never taken a stim). The most I've ever had to do is sign my name in a book when I picked up narcotics for my dad after his surgery. I'm with Anna - my meds aren't worth the effort. As far as privacy concerns - the vast majority of people have no idea what most psych meds are called unless you happen to take one that was advertised on TV. Lamictal and Nardil are not exactly household words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Emperor Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I JUST started doing this the other day after reading the title of this thread. I thought the same thing about what kind of druggie wouldn't be thrilled with some of the meds and amounts of them in my collection. I peel them off rather easily, mine come off in one piece, guess I'm lucky. I sometimes get carded for my benzos and sometimes I don't. But it's so easy to have SO go pick them up for me. Really, if someone who wanted my klonopin knew I had filled my script on a certain day, they could get away with going to the pharmacy and "picking them up for me" you know? It's weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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