Went to Walgreens and scanned my drivers license..... (abuse, claim, alcohol)
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Ok thanks !!
I still believe is an invasion of privacy and also our information is at risk if a hacker steal their data base.
I hope my SSN is not in there.
I'm pretty sure it's illegal to have any sort of SSN on a valid driver's license, I "think" that went away about 20 years ago.
And some of the liquid cough syrups contain alcohol, and kids are notorious for trying to get drunk off of it. But now, I'm learning people can get drunk off of vanilla extract. Been seeing bottles of the stuff lying out in the parking lot, and that's when someone told me what the deal is.
wow !...I hope they are not drinking Scope (mouthwatch)
In most states pharmacies use a tracking system called MethCheck, which uses your DL info to track how much pseudoephedrine a customer purchases:
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After the Combat Methamphetamine Act was passed in 2005, pharmacies had a growing need for a robust, real-time compliance tool for tracking methamphetamine precursor transactions.
Last time I purchased some was a few years ago in Texas and they manually logged the info from my DL for entry into the system. Probably they now digitally scan it.
And some of the liquid cough syrups contain alcohol, and kids are notorious for trying to get drunk off of it. But now, I'm learning people can get drunk off of vanilla extract. Been seeing bottles of the stuff lying out in the parking lot, and that's when someone told me what the deal is.
Cough medicines don't contain alcohol anymore. The reason you see the bottles of cough syrup is because some contain an ingredient that is used to supress cough called Dextromethorphan (DXM) that causes a high when taken in large doses. Many kids will drink the whole bottle at once. They call it "Robotripping," in reference to the brand Robitussin.
I wonder if this is legal or not, but today I went to my local Walgreens to purchase some medicines for my bad cold, and the lady at the cashier's asked for my Drivers License.
I thought, she was only supposed to verify my age, maybe there are drug addicts around buying cold medicines to manufacture crack. Which I thought is ok, is like buying alcohol or beer, they need to verify legal age.
Well, this lady scanned my Drivers License in some sort of machine, and here is my question.
Are they supposed to scan my ID and keep my information somewhere?
If you were purchasing pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) then that is the norm now. Depends on the state, I suppose. But yes, they do scan your info and license. As an allergy sufferer I hate it! I always feel like I'm under scrutiny for purchasing Sudafed!
In most states pharmacies use a tracking system called MethCheck, which uses your DL info to track how much pseudoephedrine a customer purchases:
Last time I purchased some was a few years ago in Texas and they manually logged the info from my DL for entry into the system. Probably they now digitally scan it.
They do. When the law first passed in Texas they had to keep a manual log. That was a nightmare for the pharmacies, as you can imagine. It's all digital now.
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