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LIers urged to safely dispose unused drugs

Originally published: April 26, 2012 12:01 PM
Updated: April 27, 2012 9:55 PM
By SID CASSESE sid.cassese@newsday.com

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Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | A file photo of Nassau Police Commissioner Thomas Dale, left, and Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano in Mineola. (March 5, 2012)

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Law enforcement, government officials and community groups from across Long Island gathered in Nassau this week to exchange ideas on drug reclamation efforts, in advance of Saturday's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

"Unused or expired medications do not belong in your bathroom medicine cabinet, where countless people have access," Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano said.

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