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So you're saying if it were coming from people throwing meds down the toilet, we should blame the drug makers? Is that what you're saying or am I misunderstandi

So you're saying if it were coming from people throwing meds down the toilet, we should blame the drug makers? Is that what you're saying or am I misunderstanding?

rootusrootus 5y ago
> we should blame the drug makers? No, of course not. What I am saying is that our best shot at getting pharmaceuticals out of fresh water is better sewer & water treatment. We can control that. It is implausible to control people who are, within the privacy of their bathroom, chucking random things down the toilet. The only thing that would stop that behavior is immediate consequences to them personally. Edit: And this assumes it is all people chucking drugs down the toilet. If it's coming through their urine, then we're definitely back to water treatment being the only plausible answer.