Ex-officers arrested in Clay drug investigation
MANCHESTER – Two former Manchester City Police officers were among those arrested on drug trafficking charges during a roundup conducted Tuesday, October 25. By early afternoon 10 of the 15 suspects were in custody. The arrests followed a six-month undercover investigation by Operation UNITE and the Manchester Police Department. Most of the suspects were wanted for illegally diverting...
Read MoreUNITE awarded $500,000 grant
Operation UNITE has been awarded a $500,000 grant to build capacity for prevention and healthy lifestyle programs across Kentucky. This grant, announced Tuesday, Sept. 27, is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Community Transformation Grants to support public health efforts to reduce chronic diseases, promote healthier lifestyles, reduce health disparities, and...
Read MoreForum focuses on addiction issues
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...
Read MoreMeth education program unveiled
LONDON – Dangers posed by methamphetamine are not limited to those who make or use the highly addictive drug, and that should concern everyone, a panel of professionals agreed during a forum unveiling a new statewide educational campaign September 13. “We’re all paying the price,” said Jackie Steele, commonwealth’s attorney for Laurel and Knox counties, who organized the educational...
Read MoreSKCTC president laudes UNITE efforts
BENHAM – Future generations are less likely to be caught up in the region’s drug epidemic because of the seeds Operation UNITE has planted, said Dr. W. Bruce Ayers, president of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College. “I am convinced the young people that are coming up aren’t going to be lost to us,” Ayers told UNITE staff members during a meeting held at the Benham...
Read MoreMeth program to be unveiled at forum
LONDON – A community forum to raise awareness about methamphetamine and its key ingredient, pseudoephedrine, will be conducted at 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 13, at the London Community Center. This free program, hosted by Commonwealth Attorney Jackie Steele, will include a panel discussion, unveiling of a new state-wide education campaign, and a question-and-answer session. The panel will...
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