Controlled drugs dumped uncontrolled into water

September 14, 2008 By JEFF DONN , AP National Writer

(AP) -- In a frustrating quirk in government policy, the most tightly controlled drugs - like painkilling narcotics prone to abuse - are the ones that most often elude environmental regulation when they become waste.

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With its drug-related policies
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