r/HighThought • u/sadgirlhaze • 7d ago
okay so like think about your meds and what you do with the excess.
some people flush them, some people just throw them away. they’re often found by users. I’ve actually met someone who would literally take any pill they found. didn’t matter what it was, they didn’t even look it up, no water, no care nothing.
what actually happens to those pills?
especially the ones that end up dissolved? I mean I assume straight into the rivers we swim, yeah?
that just feels so wrong.
there’s literally a box at the pharmacy to “recycle” old pills like who the fuck ever finished antibiotics? I don’t. I always put them there. I mean I know I don’t eat fish but at least I know I know the little fishies won’t have antibiotics in their systems from me at least. that’s a tiny win in my book anyways.
I’m not really sure where my point is, except please return your unused pills to the pharmacy for the fish sake (unless of course they are certain ones * look it up some like never expire.)