A workshop on the epidemic of prescription medication abuse will be held in Smithville on February 20, 2015 at the DeKalb County Complex (712 S. Congress Blvd.))in the Community Center Auditorium. "The Epidemic is Here” will offer CME’s for medical professionals but it is also open to all those who want to attend. The goal of this conference is not to alert people to the epidemic, but rather to discuss what can be done as a medical community to combat the problem.