My husband and I just moved to an expensive city for me to practice. My husband and I are both sick and the co-pays for our medications are extremely expensive and beyond our means, even with insurance. We're saddled with loans, medical debt, CC debt financing expenses that education loans didn't cover, car payments (lack of public transportation to where I work), and even cheap housing is expensive here. His job pays very little and in the grand scheme of things, so does mine.
What are the consequences of writing a prescription for a non-controlled substance (with no danger of abuse) in the name of one of our pets for personal use? If I were to get caught, would the consequence be a fine, losing job, license suspension, or revocation? I'm not saying I'm going to do this, but it's something that I need to consider. We don't qualify for public assistance - the only money we spend on anything nice is occasionally cooking a nicer dinner at home or getting a $10 bottle of wine. We don't live outside our means.
I know this sounds crazy to a lot of you and I'm sure a lot of you are judging. I get that. We don't have any family that can help. I'm just seeking information so I can figure out what the "least bad" option is.
What are the consequences of writing a prescription for a non-controlled substance (with no danger of abuse) in the name of one of our pets for personal use? If I were to get caught, would the consequence be a fine, losing job, license suspension, or revocation? I'm not saying I'm going to do this, but it's something that I need to consider. We don't qualify for public assistance - the only money we spend on anything nice is occasionally cooking a nicer dinner at home or getting a $10 bottle of wine. We don't live outside our means.
I know this sounds crazy to a lot of you and I'm sure a lot of you are judging. I get that. We don't have any family that can help. I'm just seeking information so I can figure out what the "least bad" option is.