Pass a Drug Test

 Along with all of the other impurities that can be regularly measured in our reservoirs, we now have to be concerned with the fact that we have prescription drugs in drinking water. It is not really surprising that we discovered drugs in the drinking water though. The water authority has been inept at keeping our water supply safe for as long as I can remember. Prescription drugs in drinking water were actually discovered several years ago by scientists. The powers that be, in their infinite wisdom, simply waited a while to break the news to us. I suppose that their line of thinking was that we had gone on that long consuming poisonous waste, so what does it matter if we do it a little longer? Despite what they might be thinking, it does matter that… Continue reading

When a woman is struggling with drug addiction during her pregnancy, that drug use affects more than just her - it affects her fetus as well. The drugs can also have devastating effects on the child one he or she is born. Drug addiction and pregnancy should be treated as a very serious issue. A mother taking illegal drugs during pregnancy increases her risk for anemia, blood and heart infections, skin infections, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases. She also is at greater risk for sexually transmitted diseases. Most drugs cross the placenta - the organ that provides nourishment to the baby. Some can cause direct toxic, or poisonous effets and create a child who is born with a drug addiction.During pregnancy, a woman needs to take active steps to combat… Continue reading