we first reported that prescription drugs are in our tap water a few years ago. at the time, the media said that it was due to unprocessed substances in our pee.really? we thought. 'cause these concentrations are off the charts. are we really that overmedicated?
as it turns out, no. (well, not as much as everyone assumed, anyway.) it turns out that a sizable chunk of the drugs are being dumped into our water supply on purpose by medical facilities - mostly hospitals and long-term care facilities. it's rampant, completely unregulated, and growing.
so how much are we talking? acccording to the associated press, 250 million pounds a year. the drugs and the amounts found are believed to be capable of causing antibiotic-resistant bacteria and mutating dna. and your local water filtration plant has no way to take any of them out. as a result, 46 million of us are drinking them every day.
to see what happens next, go rent the host.