Unwanted email selling prescription drugs, supplements or other controlled substances. Most often diet supplements and ED drugs(Erectile Dysfunction): Viagra, Cialis, etc. However, many other counterfeit and substandard prescription drugs are being pushed over the web. The emails are often worded to play on the fears and insecurities of men in the bedroom and/or the high price prescription drugs for seniors.

"Rx" is an ancient symbol the meaning and origin of which is disputed but it now means "prescription." Green crosses are used in some countries denote pharmacies and often the word "Apothecary" instead of "Drugs" or "Pharmacy". More...

Prescription drugs are expensive, controversial and dangerous even if you obtain them legally. Prescription drugs are complex chemicals that alter your body functions. Like many scams this targets the elderly, who are less likely to report the crime and more likely to suffer adverse effects from the toxins. There are, of course, completely legitimate on-line pharmacies like drugstore.com. Politics Alert!. Pharmaceuticals are a hot button topic in the United States(and probably elsewhere) as the population of baby-boomers feeds into the middle age bracket. Many seniors are going to Canada and Mexico to purchase cheaper versions of expensive drugs. This has resulted in accusations that pharmacies in these countries are selling lower standard versions of the drugs and polluting the U.S. supply. This has lead to counter-accusations by America's neighbors that the U.S. trying to scare people out of buying over the border. The issue is very confusing, but keep in mind that just because a website advertises cheaper Canadian drugs, it does not mean they are licensed pharmacy. If you buy prescription drugs from a licensed Canadian pharmacy it should be fine. If you buy from a random website, you are playing games with your health.

Aside from counterfeit prescriptions many of these sites sell items that are pure snake oil. Mystery weight loss supplements, sexual enhancers, and steroids. These pills are in the same category as X-Ray Glasses.

Beyond junk email counterfeit drugs are also a serious problem for international aid organizations. More...

Because the junk mail versions of prescription drugs are not the real thing they often contain substitutes or fillers that can be harmful to your body, especially to your liver and kidneys. For those not familiar with anatomy these organs have vital functions like cleaning the blood and processing sugar, damaging them is very serious. Fake prescription drugs have been found to contain high levels of chemicals that are considered poisons in high doses. More...

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• Don't buy drugs from junk mailers
• Don't take drugs without medical supervision
• If you buy prescription drugs be sure the seller is a licensed pharmacist. Check:
  Check with LegitScript.com
  http://ncbop.org/pharmacies_verifypermit.htm
• If you are taking prescription drugs, know what you are taking. Use this lookup to get the details: http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/index.html
• Forward the junk mail to rx@coldrain.net
• Report bad drugs and adverse effects to the FDA(U.S.)
  CIPA(Canada)
  

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Recently some of you may have noticed an increase in image-only(no html, url links or text) drug junk. We see this as progress and a reaction to efforts by services like KnujOn. There are those who see this as a threat, but don't worry, it's a minor issue and KnujOn already has a pre-process for this type that is applied before putting it through the core engine. Most of the sites advertised have pending actions against them.

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