Prescription Drugs in Drinking Water Could Pose a Health Threat
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When I hear about prescription drugs in drinking water I shudder to think how that might affect my bodily health and that of my family. The list includes things like antidepressants and tranquilizers. Just stop and think about it, if I’m really ingesting these drugs over a long time what are the side-effects going to be?
These reports are not just one off as you might think, such comments seem to be cropping up even in local news reports.
Maybe when you delve a little deeper into the subject matter as I did, you begin to uncover some startling and rather worrying facts. This article will look at just a few.
One simple fact is that more and more medications are being prescribed by doctors, medical centers and hospitals. Some statistics make staggering reading and you have to pinch yourself to check you are not dreaming!
It does not take a lot of imagination to see that if it’s happening in each and every medical facility then multiply that nationally gives a different take on the problem.
Drugs in the drinking water is just one more thing to add to the list of other contaminants that threaten our supply. Because it looks clear hides the fact that many of these nasty drugs are easily soluble and odorless. The authorities claim that the doses are so small they are negligible but my question is who determines what is a safe level?
These pharmaceuticals are always talked about being present in water as parts per million. For my own protection and that of my family I have installed a filter system that reduces these parts per million right down to double figures, where before using one they were in the four or five figure range.
Maybe we ought to be more interested in our water and not take the so called experts word for granted.
Peter Foremski is Editor of and cares passionately about the quality of water that he drinks and uses. You too can share in that information on where to find the best water filtration products So for purer, cleaner water begin your ‘thirst’ for knowledge here.
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