Coalition Information
Accidental Dealer community campaign
A presentation on UNITE’s new “Accidental Dealer” campaign will be shared with citizens of Bell County at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11, at the Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency, 129 North Pine Street, Pineville. Volunteers are needed to help raise awareness of the dangers posed by prescription and over-the-counter medications kept in the home. Implementation kits will be available during this informational program.
The First Tee
Donnie Caldwell represented UNITE Bell County and First Tee Pine Mountain at the Kentucky Section PGA Fall Meeting in Louisville October 25-26. The First Tee and drug prevention initiatives of UNITE was recognized.
“The Becoming”
Through a partnership with Jason Creech, a three-part presentation featuring drug-prevention and peer resistance training along with a discussion of optional activities was presented to students at Bell County High, Pineville High and the Middlesboro Arts Center during August and September 2010. The goal was to reach 600 youth.
Sharing the message
Sharon Teaney, director of the Lighthouse Mission Center in Pineville, spoke to the UNITE Board of Directors at their regular meeting on June 15 about their plans to implement a vocational rehabilitation program. This is necessary for people in recovery to stay on the right track by focusing on their strengths, not weaknesses. For more information call 606-337-1834.
Support groups
Bell County holds a weekly Drug and Alcohol Recovery Lifeline program at the Lighthouse Medical Clinic in Pineville. Narcotics Anonymous meets 7 p.m. each Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 149 North 28th Street in Middlesboro.
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Bell County News
Surgeon General to speak at Rx Summit
Prescription drug abuse is a growing public health concern. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin will address the need for major public health initiatives across many fields during the first National Rx Drug Abuse Summit in April. “The negative impacts of substance abuse span a broad spectrum, including health care costs, public safety, economic development and social services. As...
Read MoreNation’s top drug official to speak at Rx Summit
The nation’s top official in the war on drugs will be a keynote presenter at the first National Rx Drug Abuse Summit next April. R. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), has identified prescription drug abuse as a top priority for public health in the United States. “Mr. Kerlikowske is very aware of the devastating impacts of prescription...
Read MoreAppalachia engages nation on Rx abuse
Citing the importance of a drug-free population to sustainable economic growth, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has agreed to serve as Operation UNITE’s educational partner for the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit next spring. The Summit will take place April 10-12 in Florida, the heart of a prescription pill pipeline responsible for bringing approximately 60 percent of diverted drugs...
Read MoreABC Nightline examines meth labs in KY
Methamphetamine abuse is exploding across rural America now that cooks with the right elements can set up shop virtually anywhere, and in Kentucky, meth labs have nearly tripled in the past three years. ABC Nightline National Correspondant Chris Bury and Producer Melia Patria went undercover with Operation UNITE and local law enforcement agencies in April 2011 examining the problems posed by...
Read MoreForum addresses addiction issues
PRESTONSBURG – More than 125 professionals from across the region participated in an educational forum on addiction-related issues Saturday, November 12. The “Kentucky Medical Communities UNITED” program, hosted by Operation UNITE’s Medical Advisory Council at Allen Baptist Church, was the first of four state-wide forums to be offered through an Appalachian Regional Commission grant and...
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