Only 2 percent of Austinites surveyed dispose of unused medications following the FDA-recommended method, according to a recent survey by two School of Nursing graduate students. When disposed of improperly, pharmaceuticals can enter the city’s drinking water system.
Health & Wellness - Prescription Drugs 
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Drug disposal perplexes public
By Emily Maloney Bickle and Jennifer Markley
Emily Maloney Bickle and Jennifer Markley
Published: Oct. 29, 2010
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Has anything with a city or UT disposal system initiative been started? This is something that we truly need and I think it is something that once again Austin and UT could lead the nation in.
[...] the full UT story. For more information on pharmaceuticals’ effects on water, see this txH20 story. [...]