# Blood Donors: Where Are You?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-donors-where-are-you/256970>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 26, 2004, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-donors-where-are-you/256970 "2004-07-26T19:04:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-donors-where-are-you/256970/121 "2004-07-29T04:15:02Z")

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I’d like to donate but the Red Cross has this stupid rule about not wanting blood laced with amphetamines.\*

\*ADHD meds

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**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2004, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-donors-where-are-you/256970/122 "2004-07-29T05:24:15Z")

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OK then, I gave blood today. It was my first time, what with not-high-enough iron levels before the kids, and pregnancy and nursing for the past few years. I had to find a babysitter and all; I made the appointment last week.

But this time I passed! I took pre-natal vitamins for a couple of days beforehand and had excellent iron. They stuck a needle that looked more appropriate for an elephant in me (and I usually need butterfly needles!), and the guy next to me got a shirt and a balloon because it was his 10-gallon day.

DangerGirl, age 4, was very interested in my owie. I had to explain why someone would give blood about 8 times (she just likes hearing it more than once). This is a kid who _asks to get shots_ when she goes to the doctor, and she’s very interested in such things.

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**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-donors-where-are-you/256970/123 "2004-07-29T16:22:01Z")

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> [@Abbie Carmichael](#):
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> I’d like to donate but the Red Cross has this stupid rule about not wanting blood laced with amphetamines.\*

I suddenly have this picture in my head of a 90-year-old granny receiving your blood, performing calisthetics Benny-Hill style for 4 minutes, then keeling over from a heart attack.

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