Attorney General Jack Conway, Kerry B. Harvey, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky and Robert L. Corso, Special Agent in Charge, DEA, jointly announced today the guilty plea in federal court of a Paintsville, Ky. doctor accused of fraudulently dispensing prescription pills in Eastern Kentucky. Dr. Richard Albert, 64, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court in Pikeville to conspiring to distribute and dispense controlled substances.

PRESTONSBURG – More than 125 professionals from across the region participated in an educational forum on addiction-related issues Saturday, November 12.

PRESTONSBURG – A free educational forum for medical professionals on addiction-related issues will be offered Saturday, Nov. 12, in Prestonsburg.

Free Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be offered for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, dentists, social workers, psychologists, family therapists and CADCs. A minimum of 5.5 CEUs will be available per discipline.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 15, 2011) – The Appalachian Inclusive Emergency Preparedness Conference on Oct. 14-15 will discuss ways to include the needs of individuals with disabilities into emergency preparedness and response.