by Vinyaa on March 2nd, 2007

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Anyone else think that the immature-sounding "What's this pill?" question-askers might just be looking for a high?

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by American idle on March 2nd, 2007
What else could it be? How many pills does anyone mysteriously find laying around?
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by Midnighttoker on March 6th, 2007
i imagine most are.
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by MsCACraig on March 14th, 2007
I agree, if these people need to know what they have found, they need to contact the poison control center in their area or a reliable website that can help identify the medication. Then they will know for sure what they have found. And beside that...would you honestly pop something in your mouth that you found laying around.
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by Perryman on March 6th, 2007
Take a look at the user's Profile.

Did they just set the account up today?

Is it an anonymous account?

Are the only questions they ask about pills that they “found”?

Are you supposed to take medication that is not yours?

Look at this question http://www.answerbag.com/.../124924

They even ask about narcotics!

My pet theory is that some folks out there are snatching purses and need help in identifying the booty.
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by John. on March 2nd, 2007
I think that in the event that ONE genuine question is asked about a "pill I found" , its worth answering all of them. Otherwise it would be refusing help to some, because others could possibly maybe nearly be trying to get high out of the medicine cabinet.
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- But help is available to people with legitimate need to know what they've found. If we refuse to help the dealers who have been given a bunch of stolen pharmaceuticals, and we happen to also stonewall a person who has a valid need, then they can ask a pharmacist or doctor. Either way, their ignorance of the name of the pill proves that it was not prescribed to them, so they are commiting a crime just by having it.
  
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  by Jessicax23 on March 14th, 2007
- Ok, so what about the poor mother/father who finds a pill in his/her childs room and desperatley wants to know if the child is on drugs? Clearly they arn't going to go to a doctor just for that when they can research it in the privacy of their own home.
  
  I for one will answer as many of the pill questions as I'm faced with.
  
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  by John. on March 14th, 2007
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by Ankhorite on March 2nd, 2007
Yes, and I don't care. Better that they know what they are taking than not. That way, their friends can tell the emergency room doctors WHAT the sick person took that made them sick.

I also think that a lot of "what's this pill" questions come from parents.
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- Yes I agree that must probably come from parents, and in that case they could take their kids and have them drug tested.
  
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  by MsCACraig on March 14th, 2007
- I wouldn't recommend that. I would not want to risk that information falling into the hands of law enforcement, child welfare authorities, or an ex-spouse's divorce attorney. :)
  
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  by Ankhorite on March 15th, 2007
- if you did not trust your kid and wanted to know what he/she was up to why not? with all the privacy acts with medical info that info would remain private.
  
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  by MsCACraig on March 15th, 2007
- NO, don't count on that! It might NOT be considered private under the HPPA regulations, depending on who had that information, and for what purpose. I encourage you strongly to get legal advice from an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction with experience in criminal matters if you think this is true. You could lose custody of your children; you could give your child a permanent criminal record; or, if it were part of divorce paperwork, it would become public record and you'd ruin your reputation AND your child's reputation, not to mention exposing her/him to law enforcement action. I am not giving you legal advice; this does not establish an attorney-client relationship between us, and much would depend on the facts of any particular situation. The only advice I can give people outside my own jurisdiction is, check with a local attorney.
  
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by zee-ster on March 7th, 2007
i think that many of them are, but others are people who have found somebody else's pill - and they may be concerned (i.e. parents or friends)
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by chick98 on March 2nd, 2007
They might be. The first couple of questions seemed like they might be legit. Then they became increasingly more frequent. It just seems like it's become a joke now and has become quite annoying. You don't know if it's serious or not and I'm not answering them if I know it can harm someone. I'm not going to enforce someone's drug habit if that's the case.
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by Twhupfold on March 2nd, 2007
Honestly, if they find a pill lying around and take it, then get ill... They deserve it.

If they find a few of the same pill lying around, and are afraid that their child might find one and take it, then it is a legitimate question, but they should look it up themselves to get a more correct answer, much faster.

If it's just idle curiosity, they they should post it here, but... I don't think you'll be getting many accurate answers, if you get an answer at all, lol
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by FLYxNIGHT on March 2nd, 2007
Of course they are. At least they're troubling themselves to do a little research instead of just popping it, like some morons will do.
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by Tamilze on March 2nd, 2007
I'd think that anyone that finds a pill on the ground, no matter who they are, is smart enough to at least know what not to do with it without having to consult an internet forum.

My take is, for any of these questions, if you are so confused about what a pill is that you have to ask a bunch of know-it-alls like us, then you're better off just keeping out of you.

So, it's pretty obvious that they just want to know that they won't be dead by the next morning if they drop it.
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by Mirage V2.0 AWOL on March 2nd, 2007
I think they have found some drugs and want to know if it is safe to use them.

But parents can ask the same question.

May as well provide accurate info, than to mislead someone.

We should just refer everyone to this link which has a pill identification wizard.

http://www.drugs.com/pill_identification_drug_picture.html
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- Much more fun to tell them its a laxative
  
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