They are able to buy them from any chemist on production of an empty inhaler
and £5, the genuine are capablle of finding £5
Trefor
Greetings from the Health Libraries Conference in Lancaster
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of K M Chung
> Sent: 02 September 1998 14:04
> To: Mailbase
> Subject: Misuse of inhalers
>
>
> Recently, we have a spate of "temporary residents" (you know the shifty
> sort that are obviously druggies) requesting not for opiate analgesics
> but salbutamol and becotide inhalers. Does anyone know whether these
> inhalers can be used by drug addicts to get a "buzz" or "high"? Is there
> a black market for these inhalers?
> Lastly, does anyone have a novel way of turning these "patients" away or
> than a firm "NO".
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Dr K M Chung
> GP
> Bootle, Liverpool
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