Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_sc/us_pharmawater_landfills"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100207/capt.149d66ccc93b43cbbd6409f00ea72f96.pharmawater_landfills_merb104.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=vvPY8yD8LjYcFkNt5VuhrQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A man dumps a bag of trash at the town landfill, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, in Bath, Maine. The Kennebec River can be seen n the background. Discarded drugs have been found in water at this land fill and two others in Mane, confirming suspicions that medications thrown into household trash are ending up in water that drains through waste, according to the state's environmental agency. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)" border="0" /></a>AP - The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.</p><br clear="all"/>

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