They're In Your Water
@cindiowens (5120)
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
November 2, 2018 8:40am CST
I have a patient complaining of pain. She has an order for Morphine 2 mg every four hours as needed for pain. I go get a vial of Morphine. I check it against the order. The vial is 4 mg, and the order is for 2 mg. HMM. So I give the patient half of the drug. What shall I do with the other half?
I can think of many ways to solve this problem, but I won't bore you with them. The way the hospital solves the problem? They say "Waste it down the sink."
WHAT?? Don't they know that this contaminates our water supply? Don't they know this is harmful to our environment and ecosystem? Don't they know they can be FINED for doing this?
Yes. They know. Millions of drugs are wasted in our (and your) water supply each and every day. Not just by hospitals, but Nursing Homes, Doctor's Offices, Schools, Health Departments, and even some people's homes. All kinds of drugs. And we wonder why we are not feeling well?
Some of the drugs we put into our water system breaks down into the tiniest of particles that CAN NOT be filtered out. This is why it is AGAINST THE LAW to waste drugs that way.
However, the hospital requires that we do this. We have to have a documented witness, AND there is a camera to watch and make sure we do it. WHY?
I asked just that question, because I am outraged about this. They were honest, and told me why:
"The cost of the fine we would receive IF we get caught is a lot less than the cost of wasting the drugs properly."
Wow. This is a facility who's mission statement is "Above all else we care about health and human life." Really? Do they?
This is going on nation wide. Drugs are in your water. Tap water, bottled water, it doesn't make any difference. They're in there.
I wrote to my local Department of Health, and they said they would look into it, but I have heard nothing back. That was 2 years ago. Maybe they got a fine. I don't know, but nothing is fixed.
Please get this out there, and if you care that you and your children and their children are being poisoned every day, let's figure out a way to stop this. Thank you.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
2 Nov 18
They call that a health system. It is really a sick system. If they are doing that, what are other industries doing. God help us!2 people like this
@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2 Nov 18
If you really want to know, there is a ton of info out there about industrial waste. It would put your stomach in knots and its literally killing us slowly.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
2 Nov 18
@cindiowens I'm well aware of human nature and our destructive ways. 
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@NormanDarlo (1071)
• Ireland
2 Nov 18
In Ireland, people can return unused medicines to their pharmacy, who pass it on to the Health Service for incineration. The service is also available to hospitals, nursing homes, etc.
My water supply originates in a spring on the other side of our valley, which is situated on a hillside above any agricultural activity, and reaches my house by gravity alone, so I am fairly confident of my water quality.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2 Nov 18
Then your water is probably very clean and delicious! That is wonderful.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2 Nov 18
@NormanDarlo Water should come from the earth instead of a bunch of pipes and chemicals. Mother Earth knows how to clean!
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@NormanDarlo (1071)
• Ireland
2 Nov 18
@cindiowens I used to live in the town, and noticed the improvement in the water as soon as I moved here 17 years ago!
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@much2say (55576)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Nov 18
I know about companies dumping their wastes into the environment - but oh gosh I didn't even think about the medical industry. Surely it is nation wide and world wide 
. It becomes (already is) a domino effect - goes into our water, into us, animals, vegetation . . . ugh - and industries really don't care about anything except the money that goes into their pockets. 
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@much2say (55576)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Nov 18
@cindiowens I hate to say we are doomed - but that's basically what it is - and humans are literally doing it themselves. I feel like we are in a time where everything is just completely out of control and almost to the point of no return. There is a whole host of health issues out there . . . more than likely it is because of all this carelessness - and years of it.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2 Nov 18
@much2say Sad but true. I'm afraid it will continue until there is no one left. Or until there is some kind of divine intervention.
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@LadyDuck (471356)
• Switzerland
2 Nov 18
@cindiowens I fully agree, because soon the planet earth will be so poisoned not to allow humans to live here anymore.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2 Nov 18
Yes but there must be something that can be done.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
3 Nov 18
I have contacted dhec, but I never heard anything back.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
4 Nov 18
@cindiowens At least you’ve let it be known. Thank you for for shouting out. Now we know what’s going on.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
5 Nov 18
I don't think it will take much more before there will be no "next".
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
5 Nov 18
@cindiowens I know, it is really so very sad.
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@marguicha (222878)
• Chile
2 Nov 18
For one person who cares there´s a thousand who don´t
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2 Nov 18
I know that is true, but some don't care because they don't KNOW. People need to be educated on what is going on in their environment.
@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2 Nov 18
Everyone is careless. Money is the top priority. We are killing ourselves, literally.
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@FourWalls (67803)
• United States
2 Nov 18
Wow. So my "safe disposal" of old pills basically ends up in the toilet? I could've done that myself!!!
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2 Nov 18
There are some out there who dispose properly for a fee, or they say they do, who really knows? Everyone is in the money business you know.
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@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
2 Nov 18
I hear ya. I've asked several times the best way to dispose of medicine and have yet to receive a really good answer. It really worries me thinking what all gets dumped into our earth to be recycled in our water and food.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
3 Nov 18
There really is no way.
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
2 Nov 18
I guess the Bible was right about the root of all evil. It always seems to come back to the Almighty Dollar.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2 Nov 18
Yes money is what makes the world go around.
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@Leesandra (38)
• Romania
2 Nov 18
Oh, you should see how are things in Romania... :(.
Maybe you’ve heard over the news about the protests? Or maybe about the fire in Colectiv club that killed 65 young people :(.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2 Nov 18
Things are terrible everywhere, I know. I don't watch the news. It steals my joy. I am sorry to hear that. People are cruel.
