The Floyd County Chamber of Commerce held a networking luncheon meeting on July 12, at Reno’s in Prestonsburg. The topic for this luncheon was combating illegal drug use in our community. During the luncheon, two leaders of UNITE, which is Unlawful, Narcotics, Investigations, Treatment and Education, focused on how education and treatment can bring a positive impact to a community’s drug culture. Hale indicated that Kentucky’s drug overdose rate is more than 1.5 times higher than the national average and that every 20 minutes someone in the United States dies from an opioid related overdose.