Youth highlighted at education summit

Youth highlighted at education summit

PIKEVILLE – Operation UNITE, UNITE Clubs, and the KY HELP Statewide Call Center were featured during the SOAR “Turn The Tide” Substance Use Disorder Provider Education Seminar held at University of Pikeville on October 24, 2018. The day-long program featured: An...
Rural Opioid Resource Guide available

Rural Opioid Resource Guide available

The Rural Resource Guide was developed by the Rural Opioid Federal Interagency Working Group. In May 2018, the ONDCP stood up the Rural Opioid Federal Interagency Working Group to help address the opioid crisis by improving coordination and reducing potential overlap...
Jennifer Erwin

Jennifer Erwin

I had tried a few times to get clean my way, but it didn’t work. I was pregnant with my daughter, and my two-year-old son was in the custody of my mom. Then I found the Independence House in Corbin. It was more than treatment. I learned how to be a mom. I learned life...
Grant awarded to expand access to treatment, recovery

Grant awarded to expand access to treatment, recovery

WASHINGTON, DC (9-21-18) — Federal funding will soon help more Eastern Kentuckians gain access to substance abuse treatment and recovery support. U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) announced a $250,000 grant has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and...
Gena Viscusi

Gena Viscusi

On the outside, it appeared as if I kept myself together. On the inside, there was a hopelessness that consumed me. I spent years of my life destroying everything and everyone that was in my path. I finally reached the point where I realized that I had destroyed...