The average American may be shocked to know just how much expired, unneeded, spoiled and/or unwanted pharmaceuticals end up in our waterways. Most would think why is this a worry... a few pills tossed down the toilet is a quick and easy way to dispose of leftover or unwanted prescription medications, and what can the harm be?Sadly the huge amount of pharmaceuticals being flushed down the drain by individuals and care facilities are quite possibly causing minuscule concentrations of Rx medications in our drinking water. Over the years, researchers have alerted us that even extremely, extremely diluted concentrations of pharmaceuticals harm fish, frogs and other aquatic species. And it's not a stretch that these diluted concentrations may affect humans as well...
And in my eyes, all of this is so unnecessary. I encourage you to contact your local town hall and find out when your medication disposal days are, so you can safely discard your unwanted, expired and unneeded medications.
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