Drug abuse on town meeting agenda
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The Sallisaw NOW Coalition will host a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. March 9 at the People Inc. Conference Center at 205 J.T. Stites to discuss prescription drug abuse.

Mike Snowden, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Agent-in-Charge of Training, will be the speaker for the meeting. After Snowden speaks, a panel will discuss the local problem. Panel members will be Police Chief Shaloa Edwards, Sheriff Ron Lockhart, Dr. Jennifer Scoufus, pharmacist Clif Meece and two others who will discuss their own personal experiences concerning prescription drug problems.

Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend, Steve Rutherford, NOW preventionist, said.

“This is quickly becoming one of the most serious drug problems that we are experiencing here in this area and around the United States,” Rutherford said.

For more information about the Sallisaw NOW Coalition or Sallisaw Youth Coalition contact Sharon Day, Prevention Specialist at 918-775-7787 extension 2331 or Rutherford at (918) 775-7787, extension 2333.

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