Monday, January 11, 2010
Drug Forum Held In Hazard
KENTUCKY....
Dozens of people, including Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo, showed up Monday night in Hazard for the first in a series of town hall meetings scheduled to address the drug problem in eastern Kentucky. The forums were prompted by the death of Dr. Dennis Sandlin. Police say he was shot in his Perry County clinic last month by a patient who was denied pain pills. Speaking at the meeting, Karen Engle, executive director of the anti-drug task force Operation UNITE, said the shooting should be a wake-up call for the region and called on the community to make sure Sandlin did not die in vain. The next forum is expected to be held January 25th in Pikeville.
Dozens of people, including Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo, showed up Monday night in Hazard for the first in a series of town hall meetings scheduled to address the drug problem in eastern Kentucky. The forums were prompted by the death of Dr. Dennis Sandlin. Police say he was shot in his Perry County clinic last month by a patient who was denied pain pills. Speaking at the meeting, Karen Engle, executive director of the anti-drug task force Operation UNITE, said the shooting should be a wake-up call for the region and called on the community to make sure Sandlin did not die in vain. The next forum is expected to be held January 25th in Pikeville.
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