Opioid prevention summit to be held in Hoover Thursday

HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — Sallye Longshore, director of the Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, joined the INTERNEWSCAST News at Noon to discuss the organization’s upcoming opioid prevention summit.

The summit will be held at Ross Bridge in Hoover from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday. The event will feature several different speakers attempting to raise awareness about the opioid epidemic.

For more information, you can watch the full interview in the media player above.