yeah i live in illinois and i get a whole bunch of use from codeine....been using opiates for about 15 years now, everything from morphine(does nothing for me) heroin(dont shoot, does nothing for me) hydromorphone(kinda liked it short lived) hydrocodone(LOVE IT!!) oxycodone(LOVE IT!!!!!)fentanyl(NASTY NASTY DRUG OD LIKED 3 TIMES and only od'd does nothing else for me) methadone(like a longer lasting version of fentanyl YUCK) and codeine(just like hydro but i have to take like 10x the amount i.e. i take 120mg of codeine where i would take 15mg of hydrocodone LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!) BUT i digress......i have read all of the illinois compiled statutes on the distribution of controlled substances in licened facilities and have located a pharmacy that sells it.....basically by law you have to sign a log book and produce an id and can't get more than one bottle ever 4-days BUT the will not sell it to me anymore....the last time i went in there the pharmacist told me he "had his orders not to sell it to me SPECIFICALLY)......i am not a regular user of opiates mind you.....through hard won experience i have learned all about over using opiates and the side effects that come with it and i feel blessed to be able to enjoy them like i do....there is nothing in the statues about "pharmacist discretion" and all that that amounts too really anyway is their ability to discriminate against someone......i don't go to the er and try to get pills....btw i know that wouldn't work anyway...and on the street these thing are way way to expensive around here....i'm poor too so buying them makes me feel like shit cause it cost me around <no prices> dollars to get a vic high anymore BUT it's almost worth it when i ain't had it in a while, you know what i mean, i love and cherish my relationships with the drugs i enjoy, thats why you hear/see me get angry in post where i talk about the drug war...it's like there keeping me away from a soulmate in a way......sorry im getting off of topic, i justed wanted to post my experience with cheratussin so other people know its out there, not everyone has to be a noob to enjoy it, and it's pretty damn hard for some of us, even following the law to a T, to get it.