This explains a lot!

Traces of Anxiety Drug May Affect Behavior in Fish

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/science/traces-of-anxiety-drug-may-affect-fish-behavior-study-shows.html?_r=0

Interesting read. Weird.

This is a pretty big problem. I didn’t use the link provided, but the natural(?) way to dispose of medication is to flush it down the toilet. Out of site out of mind. People don’t want to put pills in the garbage in case someone would happen upon them.

Toilet is fast and easy without any chance of recovery. And they all end up in our rivers.

Wasn’t it recommended to place pills in a plastic bag, add water to dissolve the capsules or pills, then use the trash?

Goodness with everything pushed on us Americans daily how will any form of disposal be sufficient. Most rx drugs have an expiration of 1 year. But who knows.

I thought that last bass I caught looked kinda depressed!

Pharmaceuticals in waters and their biological effects are a hugely understudied problem. It may not even due to direct disposal of pills down the toilet-you often find these chemicals (or their broken down components) in the urine of people taking them.

Please forgive me if I’m not to concerned about this right now.

I’m busy fighting zeebs, milfoil, meteors, politicians, anti gun advocates, pro gun advocates, anti Wolf factions, pro Wolf factions, anti netting groups, pro netting groups, anti Tubby guys, pro Tubby guys (getting to be less of those )pro Twins fans, anti Twins fans, pro Bucky fans……….
But at least I can put BrianK and the countdown to rest!

Things dont magically dissapear like it seemed they use to. Everything we make or use or concentrate goes right back to the same planet we live.

All this and more will haunt our futures.

ps-Wow! that sounded pretty negative didnt it?

My daughter in-law works at the Goodhue Cty Sheriffs office and most law enforcement agency’s will dispose of unwanted medication!

I could go a couple ways with that statement…but I won’t.

Good Info to know!