[Pharmwaste] Just stick to soda and beer ...

[Sue Dayton]

Drugs on tap

March 10th, 2008 .

Just one more reason I'm sticking to soda and beer:

 

 

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(.) "We recognize it is a growing concern and we're taking it very
seriously," said Benjamin H. Grumbles, assistant administrator for water at
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

 

This doesn't really concern me that much, since I already know that water is
polluted in a variety of subtle ways. What I admire is a man with a name of
"Benjamin H. Grumbles" knew that his calling was to be in a Federal
regulatory agency.

 

When Mr. Grumbles calls, you know there's going to be problems. He's never
happy.

 

The good news is I hear the EPA is going to pass this on to the FDA, and
it's going to be reclassified as a free national health benefit. Feeling
depressed, got a headache, or a nagging infection? No need to bother with a
doctor's visit or a trip to the pharmacy. Just head on over to the tap for a
tall glass of pre-medicated water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sue Dayton

Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League

North Carolina Healthy Communities Program

PO BOX 44

Saxapahaw, NC 27340

(336) 525-2003

sdayton at swcp.com

 

 

 

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
-  Martin Luther King Jr.

 

 

 

 

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