(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The Buchanan County Task Force and Addiction Help Now are hosting the Northwest Missouri Opioid Summit Tuesday in St. Joseph.
It will be held on July 23 at Missouri Western State University. State legislators, medical professionals, law enforcement, and those impacted by substance abuse are registered for the summit.
Topics at the summit include a statewide prescription drug monitoring program, local statistics on drug abuse, and personal stories.
“Our goal here is to educate the community on what’s going on nationally, on what’s going on statewide, and to educate those locally on what they can do locally to be a part of this movement,” said Rodney Hummer, the Director of North West Health Services and an core member of the Opioid Summit planning team.
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