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Aug 6, 2020
1:13:36pm

jdub FORMER USER

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jdub

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Joined: May 13, 2004
Last login: Jun 6, 2024
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Those who served missions in Latin America: Were most pharmaceuticals available OTC? Please post country and Y/N

jdub FORMER USER

8/6/20 12:45pm

Ecuador (84-85) - Yes.

jdub

8/6/20 12:46pm

As a side note, a favorite prank of some idiot missionaries was to buy Rohypnol (yes, the date rape drug)

jdub

8/6/20 12:54pm

Wow

acougfan

8/6/20 1:00pm

as a favorite "felony"?

nomomtn

8/6/20 1:03pm

yep

jdub

8/6/20 1:13pm

Curious how you know so much about Ecuadorian law in the 80's?

HarlemCoug

8/6/20 2:58pm

And then what happened? You left us hanging there......

Greg Kite's 'stache

8/6/20 1:10pm

I've posted about it before, but here's the story:

jdub

8/6/20 1:31pm

No emoji that encompasses a laughy-face, a holy "bleep" face, and a church-lady-perhaps-Satan face all at the same time

Greg Kite's 'stache

8/6/20 1:46pm

I know, it's pretty crazy, and that's just one story. There were a lot of crazy things like that in my mission

jdub

8/6/20 1:51pm

Unbelievable

spoxjox

8/6/20 2:10pm

Wow.

YSMACK

5/11/21 11:58pm

I'm sure it was just a test dose for you

swimbro

8/6/20 1:14pm

Well, white handbook doesn’t say you can’t date rape drug your companion.

Cougarclaw

8/6/20 1:15pm

I was in Ecuador 87-89 and the Rohypnol stuff was still happening although it was more commonly used by

SayMyName

8/6/20 1:33pm

I took that drive (Cuenca to Loja roundtrip) once. That was a freaky drive.

jdub

8/6/20 1:36pm

Do you know if you were...uh...violated?

CoachSpeak

8/6/20 3:27pm

I seriously doubt it. They were idiots, but not that bad. I even liked that companion.

jdub

8/6/20 3:29pm

Ecuador (94-96) Yes

WJCougar

8/6/20 1:40pm

Venezuela, 84-85, I have no idea

StantonMac

8/6/20 12:48pm

According to an unverifiable quote from an attorney (Andrew Schlafly), the answer is yes for Venezuela.

jdub

8/6/20 12:49pm

Mexico (97-99)- Yes

acougfan

8/6/20 12:48pm

Guatemala City (86-88) Si

nomomtn

8/6/20 12:51pm

Guatemala City 88-90. As far as I know.

Eddie

8/6/20 12:55pm

Guatemala City 84 - 85. Yes.

Dr. 91coug

8/6/20 6:31pm

Brazil 05-07. I don't know about Over The Counter, but definitely available On The Corner

IceBlueCoug

8/6/20 12:53pm

Venezuela 92-94, No

El Careeb

8/6/20 12:55pm

Texas 01-03, No

JohnnyComeLately

8/6/20 1:07pm

Brazil 2008-2010. I could get everything over the counter including insulin.

Druick

8/6/20 1:08pm

Mexico, 06-08, yes as far as I knew.

MetaLearner

8/6/20 1:44pm

I didn't serve in a SA mission, but I have an office in Uruguay and get down there at least twice a year. I always get

specsauce

8/6/20 2:02pm

Chile 94-96. Companion bought generic Valium when he asked the pharmacist for

MN Stork

8/7/20 7:17am

Depends. In Argentina, you can get up to a 30 day supply of most meds

Iguazu

8/6/20 2:39pm

Not as a missionary, but field work in Nicaragua and Honduras, 00-01, yes.

8/6/20 6:22pm

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