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Jill Russell said she packed the generic pills in an old Tylenol bottle, instead of their original prescription bottle, in an effort to fool potential thieves. Mental disorders also carry a stigma in Japan, so the mother said she was trying to protect her daughter’s reputation by keeping the pills unmarked, the Oregonian reported.
“My repackaging was not an attempt to break or circumvent the law,” Jill Russell reportedly wrote in a sworn affidavit sent Feb. 25 to Japanese police. “It was intended to preserve Carrie’s privacy and dignity around a sensitive issue regarding medication to treat a disorder which falls under the area of mental health.”
wagyl wrote:chokonen888 wrote:detained without ... notifying the embassy/parents...though that may have been her call
Maybe someone with first hand experience can say whether that is unusual or not....
dimwit wrote:Trying not to be unsympathetic, given that this person presumably needs the medication, why did she opt to live in Japan? I saw a story which to me is somewhat related about a person who suffered an epileptic seizure while skydiving. The question in my mind being why would you go skydiving if you had epilepsy?
dimwit wrote:I saw a story which to me is somewhat related about a person who suffered an epileptic seizure while skydiving. The question in my mind being why would you go skydiving if you had epilepsy?
A 26-year-old American woman has been jailed on drug smuggling charges in Japan after her mother mailed her a three-month refill of her Adderall prescription, her family says.
Carrie Russell, a graduate from Western Oregon University, was reportedly diagnosed with attention deficit disorder at age 7. She is now jailed outside of Nagoya after her friends witnessed five plain-clothed police officers arrest her Feb. 20 at a restaurant in Tokyo, the Oregonian reported.
Russell wrote:OK, just image googled Adderall, and in no way do those pills in whatever form resemble Tylenol. That's probably why the cops became suspicious.
WTF?
havill wrote:
The maximum prescription size in the U.S. is usually 30 pills if dosed at one a day — one month's supply. How she got three months supply prescription is beyond me. Who was her prescribing physician? Oh, her mother. Can you say "conflict of interest"?SpeedI mean Adderrall is also illegal even for medical use in South Korea. Carrie Russell should feel fortunate that she was caught in Japan, rather than
What we currently say
What Good Medical Practice says now is:
‘Wherever possible, you should avoid providing medical care to anyone with whom you have a close personal relationship.’
What happens elsewhere
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario says:
'Physicians should not treat either themselves or family members, except:
For a minor condition or in an emergency situation...; and
Only when another qualified health care professional is not readily available.'
The Medical Council of New Zealand says:
'Wherever possible, avoid providing medical care to anyone with whom you have a close personal relationship. The Council recognises that in some cases providing care to those close to you is unavoidable. However, in most cases, providing care to friends, those you work with and family members is inappropriate because of the lack of objectivity and possible discontinuity of care.'
American Medical Association "Code of Medical Ethics," Opinion 8.19 says:
'...physicians generally should not treat themselves or members of their immediate families.'
The Medical Council of Ireland says:
'Except for minor illnesses and emergencies, it is not advisable for you to treat members of your own family or issue prescriptions, sick certificates or reports for them.'
Wage Slave wrote:Calling the practice fair game is a stretch I think.What we currently say
What Good Medical Practice says now is:
‘Wherever possible, you should avoid providing medical care to anyone with whom you have a close personal relationship.’
What happens elsewhere
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario says:
'Physicians should not treat either themselves or family members, except:
For a minor condition or in an emergency situation...; and
Only when another qualified health care professional is not readily available.'
The Medical Council of New Zealand says:
'Wherever possible, avoid providing medical care to anyone with whom you have a close personal relationship. The Council recognises that in some cases providing care to those close to you is unavoidable. However, in most cases, providing care to friends, those you work with and family members is inappropriate because of the lack of objectivity and possible discontinuity of care.'
American Medical Association "Code of Medical Ethics," Opinion 8.19 says:
'...physicians generally should not treat themselves or members of their immediate families.'
The Medical Council of Ireland says:
'Except for minor illnesses and emergencies, it is not advisable for you to treat members of your own family or issue prescriptions, sick certificates or reports for them.'
And there are (in the UK and other countries I assume) specific restrictions in the case of the prescribing of controlled drugs for close family members.
It seems this mother got carried away by arrogance. If I, a doctor and her mother say it's OK then it is OK because I have been vested with that power.
omae mona wrote:Iraira wrote:If customs notices the toilet sticking out of his ass, do you think they'll do a full on rectal exam, where they might find the crack?
Don't they have to find the crack BEFORE they start the rectal exam?
chokonen888 wrote:(research is proving that one can actually implant false memories/events via aggressive interrogating)
Toyota Motor Corp's head of public relations, an American and its first female executive, was arrested on Thursday on a suspected violation of Japan's drug laws for sending a painkiller through the mail, Tokyo police said.
Toyota Managing Officer and Chief Communications Officer Julie Hamp, who was appointed to her post at Japan's biggest automaker in April, told police she did not think she had imported an illegal substance, a spokesman for Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department said.
Toyota Motor Corp’s head of public relations, an American and its first female senior executive, was arrested on Thursday on a suspected violation of Japan’s drug laws for sending a painkiller through the mail.
Julie Hamp, an American appointed in April as the carmaker’s chief communications officer, its first female managing officer, was arrested after the painkiller Oxycodone was mailed from the United States to Tokyo’s Narita Airport, arriving on June 11, Tokyo police said. It was found by Customs officials in a package Hamp sent to herself by air mail from the United States on June 8.
Hamp was arrested Thursday morning at the Tokyo hotel where she has been staying.
Hamp said she did not think she had imported an illegal substance, a spokesman for Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department said, while Toyota stood by the Tokyo-based executive.
“Toyota has been made aware of Ms. Hamp’s arrest but has no further facts in light of the ongoing investigation by the authorities,” Toyota spokesman Shino Yamada said in an emailed statement.
“We will continue to cooperate fully with the investigation. We are confident, however, that once the investigation is complete, it will be revealed that there was no intention on Ms Hamp’s part to violate any law.”
Oxycodone, an addictive painkiller, is a prescription drug in the United States. In Japan, the police said, only specially designated parties were allowed to import the drug.
Hamp’s promotion in April, along with the appointment of Toyota Europe chief Didier Leroy as executive vice president and African-American Christopher Reynolds as a managing officer, marked the acceleration of a diversification drive for a management team long dominated by Japanese men.
kurogane wrote:The dumb cunt mailed herself Oxy???? Sounds like a token hire of the highest order. Whadda maroon. At least that fat ducklipped speedhead chick was just a dumb kid.
BTW, WTF does intention have to do with the legality of her actions? Or is that just the first hand feint to let them let her off? Which she should be, I think.
Oh, you did it yourself, playing sports? In that case I would recommend you just put up with it as it is. After all, you did it to yourself.
kurogane wrote:The dumb cunt mailed herself Oxy????
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