Prozac Found in Fish

Traces of fluoxetine hydrochloride, the active ingredient in the drug

Prozac, have been found in fish in central Texas, according to a Baylor University study led by toxicologist Dr. Bryan Brooks. “Maybe it makes you a happy fish and you’re kind of hanging out,” said Brooks, but he questions the drug’s effect on the ability of fish to catch prey and to avoid being preyed upon. Scientists speculate that the drugs wound up in fish after passing through human bodies, sewer systems, and wastewater treatment facilities.