http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-09-14-drugs-flush-water_N.htm
U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of
pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into
America's drinking water, according to an ongoing Associated Press
investigation.
These discarded medications are expired, spoiled, over-prescribed or
unneeded. Some are simply unused because patients refuse to take them, can't
tolerate them or die with nearly full 90-day supplies of multiple
prescriptions on their nightstands.
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