Why I had to buy my wife's inhaler on the dark web (original title, not MY wife)

Interesting article from vice: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/why-i-had-to-buy-my-wifes-inhaler-on-the-dark-web

Not just illegal drugs, the broken American healthcare markets are also a driver.


Comments


[24 Points] Trappy_Pandora:

Semi related, if vendors or markets were willing to subsidize low THC, high CBD strains of that are used to treat illnesses, how could I verify if the buyer is a patient and not trying to flip the weed for personal gain?

Right now I'm thinking if its only sold by the gram then that should be plenty to treat a week's worth of illness and not be lucrative enough to scam.

Thinking out loud right now.


[23 Points] LoudRooster:

The entire healthcare system in the US is a scam. You can purchase saline (salt water in the plastic bag that they inject into you) for $4 in russia but it cost $200-300 in the US. That's a crock of shit. For salt water.....

The hospital charges a high bill, the insurance company pays for it but receive 2/3 of the money back from the hospital. What a fucking scam


[18 Points] None:

The part he left out was the cocaine and mdma he bought and he and his wife fucked the weekend away.


[5 Points] None:

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[5 Points] Joebelowme:

I used to sell inhalers on Silk Road for $50, I was ahead of the times I guess.


[3 Points] louley:

This article could have been written about me. My [ex]boyfriend had to do this exact same thing last summer for the EXACT same reason. Our healthcare system is a joke, and I am so grateful that this is even an option.


[3 Points] samz22:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/266706078/Letter-to-Judge-Katherine-B-Forrest

In that article this letter to the judge is so stupid, did the heroin magically appear at your door, no , did it magically go into your arms no, did someone else die or you , like take some freaking responsibility all these silk road victims want is publicity.


[2 Points] ShulginsCat:

Does anyone know who the vendor is, or on which market?


[2 Points] hangbellybroad:

no need to go to the dnm's if you want something that is not a controlled substance, plenty of clear net pharmacies offer good service and great prices on all kinds of prescription stuff. a pharmacy I have used in Mexico for many years was, last time I looked, selling inhalers for about $10 with a shipping charge of $20, that's for the whole order, not each item. also saved hundreds of $ when a family member needed an antifungal for toenail fungus. nothing controlled, but they take credit cards, customs isn't going to fuck with non-controlled stuff, super easy compared to dnm/bitcoin/gpg. Google (or I recommend startpage or duckduckgo) and do some reading. tons of good stuff out there far cheaper than good ol US bullshit.


[1 Points] superdstar:

This is the same reason I had to order Xanax from the DNM. My Dr sent scripts for 0.5mg xanax to two different pharmacies on accident and I picked them both up, not thinking twice.

DEA paid my Dr a visit, sent me a notice in the mail, and all pharmacies and doctors are denying me as a patient for 3 months until I prove I'm not a "drug seeker".

So I had no other choice but to order dark net. And I don't have insurance, so to top it off, it was cheaper than getting it legally from the pharmacy.

US Health Care is a twisted system.


[-4 Points] bobbiggs69:

I used to be coke and heroin on the DW. I've inhaled that. Why don't I get an article.


[-5 Points] Vendor_BBMC:

I thought Obama had finally got universal healthcare sorted for you guys?

Next time somebody does a Columbine on a high school, it won't bankrupt the town.