Apparently there are trace amounts of various pharmaceuticals in the drinking water of millions of people worldwide. These drugs range from anti-convulsants to mood stabilizers to sex hormones. The amount of these drugs that our water contains is way less than an actual dosage of the drug, but what will happen to our bodies after being exposed to them for a long period of time? Will the drugs become less effective when we actually need them? Or will the effects be more serious?
Also, I found it interesting that some cities, Chicago included, refused to test the water, and other cities lied about the results. If it is widely known that almost all drinking water has trace amounts of drugs in it, why not embrace the problem and try to be the city that actually does something about it?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080309/ap_on_re_us/pharmawater_i
Stephanie
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