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WARNING!

CRIMES AGAINST HEALTH In Mexico it is illegal and prohibited to possess, buy, consume, traffic, or sell street drugs. There is no legal right, as in some places in the United States, to possess a small quantity of street drugs for so-called “personal use.” In Mexico, to possess any quantity of a street drug is a crime.

To buy any controlled medication, you need a prescription from a Mexican doctor, who must write a prescription with a seal and serial-number. Possession of controlled medications without a Mexican prescription is a serious crime.

With a prescription you can obtain only small quantities of a controlled medication, because it is also against the law to have large quantities of psychotropic or controlled medication.

Under no circunstances should you buy or pay for a prescription that is not part of treatment from a licenced physician. If you and the doctor or pharmacist were to become involve in this type of activity or business, you would all be committing a serious federal crime.

The following list is not complete and serves only as a reference. (For a complete listing of controlled medications in Mexico, see www.cofepris.gob.mx.)

EXAMPLES OF CONTROLLED MEDICATIONS AND SUBSTANCES

NARCOTICS

Morphine (Methadone or Nalfin) , Vicodin (Oxicontina),Talwin/Sosgon (Lorasepam)
Amphetamina (all pharmaceutical forms)

TRANQUILIZERS

Formula	Commercial Name
DIAZEPAM LORAZEPAM ALPRAZOLAM FLURAZEPAM FLUNITRAZEPAM BUPRENORFINA METILFENIDATO NAPSILATO DE DEXTROPROPOXIFENO OXICODONA CLOHIDRATO DE NALBUFINA NAXODONE CLORAZEPAM MIDAZOLAM	VALIUM ATIVAN TAFIL DALMADORM ROHYPNOL TEMGESIC RITALIN DARVON COMP PERCODAN NUBAIN NARCATI RIVOTRIL DORMICUM

ANALGESICS

Ketaoma (Ketalina)	Enfra (Enflurano)
Panitol (Propofol)	Suprane (Desflurano)

*These analgesics are very dangerous due to their high narcotic content*

ANABOLICS

Steroids (Testosterones), and any other steroid used by veterinarians and body builders.

EPHEDRINES AND PSEUDOEPHEDRINES

Actifed, Sudafed, Afinex, etc. or any other resources and paraphernalia used to create or assist in the fabrication of crystal methamphetamine.

To purchase medicines from pet and animal supply houses, such as anabolic steroids and anesthetics, you need a prescription from a veterinarian. Without a prescription, you are committing a crime.

&Enjoy your stay. Stay out of trouble.

In case you have doubts or questions about pharmacies and medications, you can also check with Federal Attorney General's Crime Prevention Office at 633-6889, 90 and/or with the Association of Pharmacies at 685-0170.
If you are detained by any Mexican authority, be sure to show your receipt and your prescription. These documents will demonstrate your legal acquisition of the involved medications.
NOTE: THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES ARE CONSIDERED SERIOUS CRIMES AND ARE SANCTIONED BY JAIL TERMS. Laws in Mexico apply to Mexicans as well as to foreigners. Use common sense and respect the law.

Firearms, cartridges, bullet clips, explosives, chemical substances associated with weapons, ammunition, and other weapons. (Unauthorized buying and selling such items in Mexico is a federal crime which carry severe penalties).