On Sunday evening, 10 July 2011, Director Gil Kerlikowske of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) visited Portsmouth and hosted a town hall-style discussion on prescription drug abuse.

Fittingly, the meeting was held in the auditorium of the newly dedicated Second Chance Center, a facility that offers hope for people recovering from addiction.

Invited to sit on the panel with the Director of ONDCP were U.S. Senator Rob Portman, U.S. Attorney's Office Criminal Chief Ken Parker, Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine, Director of Ohio's Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Orman Hall, Scioto County Health Commissioner Dr. Aaron Adams, and me.

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