mrlean, costa rica isnt dangerous. sure, every big city has its crime problems, and san jose isnt an exemption. but overall, its a safe place.
and as for anatomist, you are correct. the doctors here pretty much write the prescription for whatever a gringo wants. by law, every single pharmacy must have a doctor onstaff, and their usual fee for a prescription is $10. and right yet again, heh, alot of the small farmacias do not stock amphetaminas, however, a psychiatrist is not required to prescribe them. he could have prescribed them if he had wanted to, but i'm guessing since he chose not to carry them, he didnt want to write the receta. i get my soma, codeine, ritalin, amps, stilnox (ambien), tafil (xanax), from my small corner farmacia. i just walked in there, told the guy i just moved here, and i was prescribed those drugs above in the states. soma and codeien is over the counter here, but my ritalin, amps, stilnox and tafil require a receta, but he wrote those with no prob. i'm a gringo, heh, and gringo power owns here !
gah, i love this country !!