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Howdoulikemenow333 · 07-19-2007, 10:58 PM

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Texas Stores Pull Tylenol PM as Youths Use It to Create Heroin Mix 'Cheese'
Thursday, July 19, 2007

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DALLAS — Some area stores have stopped selling Tylenol PM or restricted access to the sleep aid that has been used by some Dallas youths to create the dangerous heroin mix known as "cheese."

• 'Heroin' Cheese: Questions and Answers

Managers at a Fiesta supermarket stopped selling it when they noticed the over-the-counter drug was disappearing off the shelves due to shoplifting.

Cheese, usually black heroin mixed with Tylenol PM tablets ground into a powder, has claimed the lives of at least 23 area teens since January 2005. Heroin can cause heart or respiratory failure.

"We didn't want to be part of the problem or anybody dying," said manager Dennis Daily, who added that the store has also stopped selling some similar over-the-counter medications that also contain diphenhydramine, an antihistamine.

While the store continues to sell other sleep aids, Daily said they would monitor sales and shoplifting of those medications.

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Police records show almost daily arrests for the drug in the area, said Steve Fuentes, a Dallas officer.

Dallas police records show that shoplifting has fallen at the Fiesta by more than one-third since medicines containing diphenhydramine were pulled.

Although the neighborhood surrounding that store is believed to be at the center of the cheese problem, a Fiesta supermarket in East Oak Cliff also stopped selling Tylenol PM. Two others in East Dallas and Pleasant Grove have placed it behind the counter.

Some other supermarkets and drugstores have restricted access to medicines that include diphenhydramine.

catlover79 · 07-19-2007, 11:22 PM

For a minute, I thought you meant real cheese.

What will these morons think of next???

Jo_Luvs_Ketchup · 07-20-2007, 12:02 AM

DAMNIT! They'd better not do that here, that's the only stuff I can use to sleep and I love that stuff! I hate idiots!!

TheHappyBurgerMeister · 07-20-2007, 12:04 AM

I thought it meant real cheese too! Is it bad that when I first read the subject line I chuckled a little?! That's just sad that these teens have nothing better to do.

MonarC · 07-20-2007, 12:12 AM

07-19-2007, 10:58 PM	#1
Howdoulikemenow333 I'M having a bad day Senior Member Join Date: Jul 05, 2003 Location: Later Posts: 1,263	Texas stores pull Tylenol PM as youths use it to create cheese We Report. You SEE MORE - Sept SUBMIT FOXNEWS.COM HOME > U.S. Texas Stores Pull Tylenol PM as Youths Use It to Create Heroin Mix 'Cheese' Thursday, July 19, 2007 E-MAIL STORY PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION DALLAS — Some area stores have stopped selling Tylenol PM or restricted access to the sleep aid that has been used by some Dallas youths to create the dangerous heroin mix known as "cheese." • 'Heroin' Cheese: Questions and Answers Managers at a Fiesta supermarket stopped selling it when they noticed the over-the-counter drug was disappearing off the shelves due to shoplifting. Cheese, usually black heroin mixed with Tylenol PM tablets ground into a powder, has claimed the lives of at least 23 area teens since January 2005. Heroin can cause heart or respiratory failure. "We didn't want to be part of the problem or anybody dying," said manager Dennis Daily, who added that the store has also stopped selling some similar over-the-counter medications that also contain diphenhydramine, an antihistamine. While the store continues to sell other sleep aids, Daily said they would monitor sales and shoplifting of those medications. (Story continues below) Advertise Here Advertisements Police records show almost daily arrests for the drug in the area, said Steve Fuentes, a Dallas officer. Dallas police records show that shoplifting has fallen at the Fiesta by more than one-third since medicines containing diphenhydramine were pulled. Although the neighborhood surrounding that store is believed to be at the center of the cheese problem, a Fiesta supermarket in East Oak Cliff also stopped selling Tylenol PM. Two others in East Dallas and Pleasant Grove have placed it behind the counter. Some other supermarkets and drugstores have restricted access to medicines that include diphenhydramine.
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07-19-2007, 11:22 PM	#2
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TheHappyBurgerMeister Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 23, 2002 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 2,209	I thought it meant real cheese too! Is it bad that when I first read the subject line I chuckled a little?! That's just sad that these teens have nothing better to do.
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Jo_Luvs_Ketchup Member Eternal Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 09, 2003 Posts: 4,195	DAMNIT! They'd better not do that here, that's the only stuff I can use to sleep and I love that stuff! I hate idiots!!

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