Drugs in our water

I read an article today from the AP regarding traces of drugs in our drinking supply. For a girl like me, that is not good news. I personally rarely take medicine at all -ever. I will rarely take anything for a headache or some minor pain. I am bad about going to the doctor and I am worse about taking prescribed medication. It is not to say that I don’t think people should take medicine. I believe that there are many out there who should be medicated and I think it is a personal choice. However, I don’t take it. I just don’t like to put so many things into my body. Don’t get me wrong, I am not perfect when it comes to what goes in my body. However, I have been anti-medication for a long time. What I mean by that is I chose not to drug or medicate myself, this is a personal choice. However, if I felt I really needed medication I would take it. I just think we take it too easily to ease the pain. I think sometimes a little pain is good.

I think we over-medicate here in America. We put kids as young as 2 or 3 on Riddline for being active (usually boys) and wonder what is going on with the boys in our country. We are constantly taking away who they are and asking them to be someone or something else- however, I digress this is a different topic.

They have recently found traces of pharmaceutical drugs in our water supplies, all over America. This frustrates me 1) because I don’t want any type of medication in my body unless I put it there 2) I feel pulled from both ends. Those wanting to protect the environment don’t like us to use so many plastic water-bottles and now if our purifying system is not working on tap water what are we to drink??? It is a sad day. I just wonder what is going on in America. We claim to have so much freedom but I am feeling constrained by the ins and outs of others all too often. Where is the freedom in that. Where is the change we need in our country over so many things. The drug companies are just one area.
To be fair, the article says it is in small amounts, what types of drugs you ask… 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. (click here for the article). However, there is no proof of what the long term effects of these drugs in our water may do to us.

So it will be back to bottled water for me, I will try to do my part with the environment and continue to recycle and buy bigger bottles to use in my home. It makes me wonder what will others do who can’t afford that? Or what about countries who can’t afford to 1)medicate themselves for anything 2) drink clean water. What I take for granted.