State Sen. Lynn Bromley (D-Cumberland County) recently spoke at a conference in Portland on the problems caused by unused prescription medicine. The Fourth Annual Unused Drug Return Conference was held at the Holiday Inn by the Bay on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, and had participants from across the country. Bromley was the sponsor of the bill that makes Maine the first state in the nation to help consumers properly recycle unused medications.

“This is a problem that can’t be solved by the government or medical community alone,” said Bromley in a press release. “This conference brought all parties together to develop solutions to this serious issue.”

Bromley lives in South Portland, and is in her fourth term in the Senate. For more information call the Senate Majority Office at 287-1515.