Prozac and methamphetamine likely responsible for toxins in tap water

Antidepressants like Prozac and stimulants like methamphetamine may well be responsible for creating one of the most potent toxins found in tap water.

Nitrochloroform was used as tear gas in world war I that can induce vomiting too, and can form during the water disinfection process. Researchers have now proposed a solution to the decades-old chemical mystery of how it forms, pointing the finger at certain amine drugs. Taken together with evidence that these disinfection byproducts have been linked to bladder cancer, it could change the way drinking water is treated.