Posted by John Smith on June 16, 2001, at 23:17:59
In reply to Re: Methadone - SalArmy4me - Mexico?, posted by Annie on June 15, 2001, at 17:11:51
Hi,
Methadone is a controlled "B" drug in Mexico, equivalent to a class 2 drug in the US. Most of the drugs I see mentioned on posts here are also Class 2, class B drugs, most of which are available in farmacias in Tijuana, including such as hydrocodon, percodin, kolonopin,codeine, etc., etc.,and most other opiates, sometimes with a script and sometimes without a mexican docs script.
Methadone is not manufactured in Mexico, so one of the reasons why it is not readily available for purchase.As I mentioned else on posts, DEA rules allow the import of a medication up to 50 doses, if it is for personal use, unopened, and declared while entering back into the US. Elsewhere, I quoted the DEA guideline letter setting up such, and I listened most recently to Washington DC hearings by the Department of Commerce also reiterating such a policy.
Sorry...I thought you told someone you knew where to purchase such a medication???? There are over 1,000 farmacias in TJ, each vying for US tourist business. The tourists are there for medications they can't afford in the US. I assure you there are not overrunning TJ to buy cheap pottery, which is available just as cheaply in Los Angeles.
John
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> > I visited Tijuana to purchase Methadone. US guidelines say I can purchase 50 doses of a medication if it is for personal use, in the original container, and declared at US Border on return. A Mexican script may be necessary in Mexico.
> > I went to about 30 farmacias but couldn't get any. I was told that it wasn't made in Mexico so not available. I probably should have visited a Doc to get a script first, then to a "specialized" farmacia.
> > Can anyone give me the name of a doc and/or farmacia they know will cooperate??
> > Thanks. John
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