For a number of years, Wilkes County has been at the forefront of the epidemic of prescription drug misuse, abuse, and overdoses.  Several in the community including local law enforcement, Child Abuse Prevention Team, DSS, Wilkes County Schools, and Fred Brason of Project Lazarus have responded to the problem in Wilkes.  On Thursday, September 29, a Community Forum will be held at the Stone Family Center from noon til 1:30 with lunch provided.  This will be a time of reporting, defining how and what has been accomplished, acknowledging those involved, revealing the current status of the county and state, and our next steps in battling the epidemic of prescription drug abuse.  According to Brason, Wilkes is now headed in the right direction and the things learned here are being shared with other counties in the state.  The public is invited.