sybaritababy
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i literally wouldn't worry *at all* about TSA ever. i have gone through there so many times with so many different things on me. i remember when i was younger i did get scared for a moment once. about 8 years ago i was flying out of jfk and TSA pulled me aside and pulled my toiletry bag out of my backpack. i assumed they must have spotted the several sched I substances inside and resigned myself to my fate. lady pulls my toothpaste out of the bag and tells me "sir this toothpaste is too large". i told her she could keep it lol.
from what i understand they are obliged to report really obvious stuff, and i don't think any small amount of medication would be considered to be obviously contraband. there is just sooo much medication going through those lines. they are specifically not trained to know different medication names and schedule levels, or to verify prescriptions. they're trained to look for weapons, period. the whole thing would grind to a halt if they stopped to inspect every 60ct pill bottle that goes by them.
now, a foil packed patch i could see potentially sticking out slightly more but if you just wrapped them in plastic instead they'd never look twice, they would look like stickers. CBP is a different story but I walk through there with a dozen blisterpacks thrown in my backpack or pockets and they don't even look twice so
from what i understand they are obliged to report really obvious stuff, and i don't think any small amount of medication would be considered to be obviously contraband. there is just sooo much medication going through those lines. they are specifically not trained to know different medication names and schedule levels, or to verify prescriptions. they're trained to look for weapons, period. the whole thing would grind to a halt if they stopped to inspect every 60ct pill bottle that goes by them.
now, a foil packed patch i could see potentially sticking out slightly more but if you just wrapped them in plastic instead they'd never look twice, they would look like stickers. CBP is a different story but I walk through there with a dozen blisterpacks thrown in my backpack or pockets and they don't even look twice so