FARGO - The attorneys general of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota will join two judges here next month for a symposium on the regional impact of drug addiction.

Tri-College University is sponsoring the symposium on Dec. 9.

The symposium will study the impact of abusing addictive drugs on the criminal justice, corrections and health care systems.

Participants will include Attorneys General Mike Hatch of Minnesota, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota and Larry Long of South Dakota, along with Manitoba Justice Minister Gord Mackintosh, U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson and North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Mary Maring.