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West Virginia Consumer Drug Return Partnership Pharmaceuticals, both the medicines your doctor prescribes to you and the over-the-counter treatments you purchase at your local pharmacy, contain powerful chemicals that can have adverse effects on the environment when introduced through our water systems or landfills. Recent studies have shown that nearly every major drinking water source in the United States has tested positive for these substances. In addition, pharmaceuticals present a number of human health issues. Scientists theorize that pharmaceuticals ingested through our drinking water can cause negative effects on the human body including reproductive health issues, cancer and infections. Further investigation and research needs to be conducted to fully understand the extent of this issue. |
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