10 Common Items You Should Never Pour Down Your Drain

Medication

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  The Dangers of Disposing of Medication in Drains

Many individuals incorrectly assume that flushing medication is safe. They believe pills dissolve rapidly, but this is false. Instead, many medications can contaminate the water supply, creating environmental and health risks.

Flushed medications do not vanish. They may remain intact or partially dissolve, polluting water sources. Filtration systems can eliminate most bacteria, but they are not designed to filter out pharmaceuticals. Drug traces can remain in drinking water and the environment, harming aquatic life and affecting humans.

Medication in water can disturb animal hormones, causing reproductive problems and declining populations. It can also contribute to antibiotic resistance, as remaining antibiotics in water impact bacteria.