Traces of Pharmacueticals found in Drinking Water across the US

AP probe finds drugs in drinking water

What is going on here? We are now being systematically drugged and whether incidental or not, this is total insanity.

How can this be stopped????

Am I inhaling drugs everytime I take a steamy shower???

This is an outrage - I'll bet this article will disappear and no one will do a thing about this.

What is going to be the straw that breaks the camels back?? Or are we already too drugged up to care or do anything about this???

The environmentalist are too busy saving some whale or tree while we are being poisoned.

What can be done??? Move to a new Country?? Any good suggestions out there??




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Wow,

Not one Comment??? I guess the drugs are working and nobody even cares anymore.

Maybe I should just start drinking tap water again so that i don't care anymore either!!!!!

A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows

I must admit Im surprised noone responded. Americans should be efn outrage!!!

It could be because there's a thread about five below yours that's been open all day

This is a bunch of crap. But, it doesn't surprise me one bit. I am sure there is a lot worse things also in the water besides pharmaceuticals.
oh yeah, should have put the post in alt.news. Probably would have exploded with replies. It is sad though that it isn't busier.

HELLO?

Where is your sense of L O G I C ? ? ?

You, all of you, keep eating birth control pills, antibiotics, steroids, painkillers and all kinds of crap like tic-tacs.

What do you think happens with these chemicals? Do they mysteriously vapourise in your body after consumption?
NO!
The go through your system and then you pi... sorry, urinate into the toilet, away it goes to the waste processing plant somewhere and I am sorry to say they don't have no super efficient cleaning process to take away the "bad stuff" so they just pass on through into the water of our seas and sooner or later they end up in your tap water.

Should I draw a picture for you to understand better?

Come on you people, try looking a little bit furthur than the tip of your nose, pretty please! THINK BEFORE POSTING!

Still, I admit that this is a major problem. Fishes and birds that prey on fish get intoxicated as well, in some cases infertile causing the eco-balance to collapse. Not to mention all the harmful organisms who become resistant to antibiotics. No one really knows how to counter this problem either. We are f-ed.

That is what separates man from animal-
man is the only speices with the ability to ruin life for himself.

This is exactly why I bought an ionic alkaline water machine. It filters out all the bad stuff and then has a second filter to put the good minerals back into it...I here that water all over the world is being affected since there is no new water on earth. This machine is awesome. The water is full of antioxidants, it breaks the water clusters down into 6 molecule per cluster rather than the too big 12 molecules per cluster found in our messed up water which makes it 6 times more hydrating to your body, and it uses the natural charge of the minerals to produce an alkaline water which helps bring your body's pH into balance because all disease needs an acidic environment to thrive in. Want more info? write me at [email protected]

reply to post by Raud

It's not just over-the-counter stuff to worry about, but the legally/medically authorized prescription drugs are in the water too...Partly because, once your doctor says you don't need it anymore, or you have some leftover pills from last year, what do the "experts" say about disposing of the stuff?
Flush it down the toilet, remove the labels & throw the bottles away.

I found the following article on the internet, thought people might be interested, then found this ATS link on it. Here is another website talking about it.

www.ktka.com...

"Everything from antidepressants to heart medication to birth control pills to caffeine

The suggestion that I have found to remove these pharmaceuticals is to use a reverse osmosis water filtration system.

Originally posted by amazed
I found the following article on the internet, thought people might be interested, then found this ATS link on it. Here is another website talking about it.

www.ktka.com...

"Everything from antidepressants to heart medication to birth control pills to caffeine

The suggestion that I have found to remove these pharmaceuticals is to use a reverse osmosis water filtration system.

Distillation should work too, as should drinking well water.

Originally posted by CyberTruth
Am I inhaling drugs everytime I take a steamy shower???

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What can be done??? Move to a new Country?? Any good suggestions out there??
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When I stayed in USA for six months, I noticed the smell which is like that of a bunch of medicines+cholorine, I didn't mind it at first, but my skin was getting affected and having loads of dandruff and felt somewhat sick during the day.

First thing I did is stop shower and make pail to wet myself. Finally, when the weather got warmer, I just didn't heat the water and still used pail. I also stopped using sponge so my skin spores are not very open to welcoming chemicals. This practice worked effectively and I no longer got headaches and skin problems.

...And stay where you are, you're still lucky, I'm now back in the Philippines, and living conditions are still worse here than in USA. I get frequent migraines in the Philippines while I hardly remember having one while in USA

I'd guess that many people have given their thoughts on this subject multiple times. Here's a thread worth your time:

www.abovetopsecret.com...