Maine drug drop-off nets 113,000 items

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Police in two southern Maine communities say their weekend drug drop-off netted thousands of old and unused medications.

The voluntary collection program was run by the South Portland and Cape Elizabeth police departments, with help from local civic groups. Police wanted to make people aware of the dangers of improperly disposing of unused, outdated prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs.

The collection brought in more than 7,600 bottles of liquid drugs, 1,000 inhalants and 1,000 ointments, plus more than 102,000 pills. Altogether, nearly 113,000 items were collected so they can be properly disposed of.