Martin County UNITE Coalition
Coalition Meetings
Not active
UNITE Coalition Coordinator
Ashley Akers Shepherd – aakers@centertech.com, 606-889-0422 (work), 606-213-3556 (cell)
Coalition Officers
- Chair – vacant
- Secretary – vacant
- Treasurer – vacant
Celebrate Recovery group
If you or someone you know is having problems related to drugs, alcohol, pornography, gambling, anger issues, anxiety, physical or emotional abuse, or other life-controlling issues, then please check out the Celebrate Recovery group in Inez. Group meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Martin County Health Department, 136 Rockcastle Road, Inez. For more information contact Michael Shoemaker at 606-626-5219, 606-298-7966 or mshoe9@gmail.com.
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Bath County News
KY fares well in new drug report
A new national report shows Kentucky fares well compared to other states in the number of patients potentially misusing non-prescribed medications or abusing illegal drugs. Kentucky, “which has long been known as an epicenter of the national prescription drug epidemic,” was “noticeably absent” from the top 10 worst performing states in each of three categories studied, according to the...
Read MoreA reason to say no to drugs
MT. VERNON – A new drug prevention initiative designed to provide youth another way to resist peer pressure to experiment with drugs was launched in Rockcastle County Tuesday, October 14. The “Give Me A Reason” program – a collaborative effort by the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (AHIDTA) and Operation UNITE – will provide free saliva-based drug test kits to parents...
Read More1,600 pounds of pills collected
Residents across southern and eastern Kentucky brought 1,656.3 pounds of pills to drop box sites as part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 9th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. “Operation UNITE collected unwanted or outdated drugs from each of the 42 drop box locations in our service region,” noted Dan Smoot, president of the anti-drug organization. “Combined with the...
Read MoreUNITE collects nearly 1 ton of pills
Nearly 1 ton of outdated or unwanted medication was collected from 42 medication dropbox locations across southern and eastern Kentucky during the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s eighth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this past weekend. The 1,933.2 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter drugs filled 114 cartons. This total does not include any medications brought to other...
Read MoreUnion College honors UNITE
BARBOURVILLE – Operation UNITE was honored by Union College for its “civic responsibility” to the citizens of southern and eastern Kentucky – and the nation as a whole – during its Spring Convocation ceremony on Thursday, January 23. Union College President Dr. Marcia Hawkins presented the award. Accepting the award on behalf of UNITE was Dale Morton, communications director. Text of...
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