Low levels of antidepressants and other psychoactive drugs in water supplies can trigger the expression of genes associated with autism – in fish at least.
The use of antidepressants has increased dramatically over the past 25 years, says Michael Thomas of Idaho State University in Pocatello. Around 80 per cent of each drug passes straight through the human body without being broken down, and so they are present in waste water. In most communities, water purification systems cannot filter out these pharmaceuticals. "They just fly right through," says Thomas, which means they ultimately find their way into the water supply.
The concentration of these drugs in drinking water is very low – at most, they are present at levels several orders of magnitude lower than the prescription doses. But since the drugs are specifically designed to act on the nervous system, Thomas hypothesised that even a small dose could affect a developing fetus.
TONY DIGIROLAMO
ONCE AGAIN CULTURE SHOCK HAD THE STORY ON ANTIDEPRESSANTS IN THE WATER WE DRINK.
THE POISON COME TO EARTH HORROR!
A Cultureshocktv.com source dropped the bomb on my evening when I was told, 'there is another reason to be concerned about all these psychotropic drugs. They are being flushed down toilets (sometimes without even going through the human body), and very likely getting into our ground water in the same toxic manner as pesticides, etc. So far, this is being kept under wraps as some scientists look into it.”
It’s not just scientists holding down this grave, horrific story.
It’s not just scientists holding down this grave, horrific story.
Original post: 7/24/2007 at 12:27am EST
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