Husband Gave Tramadol to a Coworker

The questions at this point are mine. To the best of my knowledge, this scared him enough to never do it again. I want to know what could happen and what the possibilities are...I am still spitting mad and I had never even CONSIDERED doing this myself as I always figured it was illegal, full stop. So now that he has drug me (pun not totally intended) into it, I want to know the in's and out's. And definitely not to do it again. Once was enough. He and I are still only barely speaking, and it is the "what do we need at the store" kinds of conversations. I am mad, which I am guessing comes through in the posts.

And, yes, it is a moot point. Nothing is going to come of this issue, it is over and done, and he is not going to be giving away ANY pills in the future.

Also, I want to sincerely thank you. From your responses about being DRE trained and looking things up, etc...I get the feeling that you spent a bit of your own personal time on this issue and answering my questions. I do appreciate it.

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Ok...but not all prescriptions are controlled substances. All this shows is that it was a prescription. I said that in my initial post. This says nothing about it being a controlled substance. And, in the DEA line, there is nothing. I looked up the Diazepam I have, that IS labeled as a controlled substance, and in the DEA section of this, it has CIV...which means it is a DEA restricted drug, Schedule 4. So if Tramadol is a controlled drug why is that section blank? Hydrocodone has a 3 in that area. And, if you look up my allergy medication, Allegra, it is listed as both prescription and OTC, and none of them, both the prescription and the OTC section have anything in the DEA area.

So, to clarify...you found a chart that shows the Tramadol was prescription, which we already knew, and showed that there was no Federal or DEA schedule on it. So, we already knew this....

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all prescription meds are controlled substances in the generic term of the statement. They are controlled since it is illegal to dispense them without lawful authority. It would also be illegal to possess them without have a valid prescription. It is just as controlled as yellow cake uranium is. It is not a "controlled substance" in the terms of it being on a list of schedule drugs.


if all you are worried about are schedule drugs, then there is nothing to worry about. If you are worried about what he did being illegal, then the fact the feds do require a prescription for the drug, it is a issue because dispensing them without a legal authority to be able to do it and there being a prescription, what he did was a crime. It really is that simple.

as was noted, this is not going to be a criminal issue because of many reasons.

if it is a problem with the employer is up to the employer

Do people really worry about things like if it is illegal to give someone one pill?

Obviously they do, or we wouldn't have five pages on the subject in this thread alone.

No disrespect intended . . . just make me laugh . . .

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Quoting JackSparks

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No disrespect intended . . . just make me laugh . . .

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There is no 3, 5, 10, or any other number pill minimum when you are breaking the law. One is adequate to be a crime.

Then he is a criminal, sir . . . albeit not one on http://www.justice.gov/dea/fugitives...div_list.shtml

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Quoting JackSparks

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Then he is a criminal, sir . . . albeit not one on http://www.justice.gov/dea/fugitives...div_list.shtml

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On its face, you would be correct. (you know, all that; the suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law)

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Quoting JackSparks

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No disrespect intended . . . just make me laugh . . .

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People who are generally HONEST tend to worry if their ill-considered actions might be unlawful, immoral or fattening. Those whose lives tend to be on the other side of the lawful/moral lines tend to look at those of us who do possess an honest nature as something of an oddity. I could elaborate from the sociologist point of view, if you'd like. :friendly_wink:

No you are good there Sarge . . . .

its good the woman is so concerned for her husband . . .

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Quoting cdwjava

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People who are generally HONEST tend to worry if their ill-considered actions might be unlawful, immoral or fattening. Those whose lives tend to be on the other side of the lawful/moral lines tend to look at those of us who do possess an honest nature as something of an oddity. I could elaborate from the sociologist point of view, if you'd like. :friendly_wink:

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Thanks.

And, the person questioning my concern may not see it as a big deal...but I did and still do. I was raised not to break the law and to respect police officers and the courts. Done and done. Does that make me a Pollyanna in a lot of ways? Most likely. But, and no disrespect intended, I would rather live a life where I try to do what is right and moral and worry when I, or more correctly my husband doesn't, than live in a world where I am constantly having to find ways to minimize and justify what I or those around me do by things such as "It was only one pill".

You know what? It WAS only one pill. But it was still an illegal, or potentially illegal as the jury seems undecided on that, action that could have gotten him in a lot of trouble. Was I more worried than necessary? Probably. But aside from speeding, I have never done anything in my life (that I know of) that was illegal. No one I know personally has ever been arrested, or has been to jail. So, Pollyanna or not, I was not interested in changing that...and I was/am worried.

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Quoting JackSparks

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Do people really worry about things like if it is illegal to give someone one pill?

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I do.

Its good you worry about your husband.

Apologies for my original question, I am from a much different environment.