Discussion Does anyone here find it hard to get controlled medicine in Europe?

[nigelhernandez]

Specifically the UK/Ireland. I have relatives that live in the US and are given things from benzos (xanax, valium), opiates (hydrocodone, oxycodone) to stimulants (methylphenidate/Ritalin, amphetamine sulfate/Adderall). That shit is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to get here in Ireland. Doctors are so stingy with prescriptions and when they give them, they'll be short term.

That's honestly one of the things I hate about living here.

 

[Matthias_k]

Here in central Europe doctors give it away like it's candy. Same for opiates, stimulants etc. As long it allows you to work and be a productive member of society they just don't care. I can almost write the prescription myself.