Drug Seeking White Female North American Spotted at Local Pharmacy

A white female with a North American accent was spotted at a well-known local Phnom Penh pharmacy late Sunday morning.

 “Vicodin” was the first word overheard from the woman whose appearance might most aptly be described as a “rather well-functioning former meth head looking to upgrade to prescription pill junkie chic.”

Unzipping her waist pack, many tightly packed currency bundles were seen jammed inside. The female pharmacist shot an expressionless glace over to the male pharmacist as the woman chose an appropriate bundle of cash to pay for her blister packs of pills.

Upon exiting the pharmacy, I mentioned that the woman exhibited typical drug seeking behavior, repeating the phrase “drug seeking” twice. I am not sure the female pharmacist understood that English language phrase, but she certainly was accustomed to such behavior. I inquired as to what the woman  had just purchased.

“Oxycontin,” the female pharmacist answered.

Upon further fact finding it was discovered that the woman had purchased $70 worth of this, the most powerful painkiller available on the market.

“But she had a doctor’s letter; she needs a doctor’s letter,” she continued.

I probed as to whether the doctor’s letter was from a foreign doctor or a Cambodian doctor. She remarked that it was the latter.   

Altogether this is not a rare occurrence with the wide-spread availability of many prescription medications that are exponentially less expensive in many parts of Asia than those in Barangland.

The woman was not able to purchase the Vicodin as it is not available at the pharmacy. This fact alone resulted in the rest of her day being wasted…Literally. Fucking. Wasted.