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Drug prevention summit

January 06, 2009 @ 08:30 PM

WHAT: The third annual Cabell County drug prevention summit will focus on the growing trend of prescription drug abuse. It will include discussions on how the community can reduce the problem.

WHEN: 12:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8.

WHERE: Big Sandy Superstore Arena Conference Center in Huntington.

SPEAKERS: The summit is scheduled to include talks by Frances M. Harding, a director at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and Dr. Michael O'Neil of Charleston, director of the West Virginia Controlled Substances Advisory Board.

SPONSORS: Cabell County Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership, The Herald-Dispatch, Brickstreet Insurance, The West Virginia Prevention Resource Center and the United Way of the River Cities.

RESERVATIONS: Anyone interested in attending should RSVP by calling Anne McGee at 304-523-8929, Ext. 5, or e-mailing anne.mcgee@unitedway rivercities.org.