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Re:Programmers, Promise Yourself This by Iconoclast on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @04:03AM (#463732)
When I was looking into getting cheap Adderal online after losing my insurance, several of the sites I researched were exposed as selling fake meds, so I gave up. How are you sure that you are getting the actual medication?
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Re:Programmers, Promise Yourself This by gravitycop on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @06:13PM (#464917)
When I was looking into getting cheap Adderal online after losing my insurance, several of the sites I researched were exposed as selling fake meds

One clue should have been the fact that they were claiming to be selling Adderall. Adderall is a Schedule II drug. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adderall

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substances_Act#Sched...

These substances are only available by prescription, and distribution is carefully controlled and monitored by the DEA. [...]

Drugs in this schedule include:

  Cocaine
  Opium
  Methadone
  Morphine
  Amphetamine
  Methamphetamine

We are not talking about trying to import things - like cocaine, morphine, Adderall and any other Schedule II drug - that cannot be legally imported. We are talking about normal, legally-importable drugs such as Provigil.

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Re:Programmers, Promise Yourself This by burke on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @11:08PM (#465243)
Looks like you need a license to import Modafinil into Canada, and can't get it without a prescription. (Schedule F Part 1). Can anyone that knows how these laws work confirm that?

EDIT: Confirmed. See Section C.01.045 of http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/alt_formats/hpfb-dgpsa/pdf/legi...

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Re:Programmers, Promise Yourself This by oldgregg on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @09:56AM (#464049)
Well I took a chance and it worked out alright, but it could be more difficult depending on the med... There is so much spam in the online pharmacy space you do have to cut through the clutter... I waded through as many forums and blog posts as possible to narrow my list down, then just started with a small order to see what would happen. Then as long as you get them and they look legit you will probably be okay. Also, find a place that will accept a credit cards... I've noticed legit places are really responsive in order to avoid charge backs.
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