James Allen Bradley

James Allen Bradley

“I thought I would die a pill head.” That was one of many destructive thoughts going through James Allen Bradley’s mind as he was sitting on his couch in the fall of 2012 at 47 years old. Fired from his job because of an addiction. No family of his own. Living off...
Vouchers helped Drug Court grads

Vouchers helped Drug Court grads

SOMERSET – “I felt like there was no hope, that I would always be an addict,” said Aaron “Cody” O’Connor, reflecting on his return to jail a few years ago after failing a Drug Court drug screening. “I (finally) realized I wanted help, I just didn’t know how to get...
Kayla McClure

Kayla McClure

I’ve been fighting the battle of addiction since I was 13 years old. I’ve went through ups and downs — lost relationships, children, family. I was a lost and miserable broken soul. I was at a deep point of desperation, a full-blown heroin junkie. I had no...
Show focuses on opioids in rural America

Show focuses on opioids in rural America

UNITE President/CEO Nancy Hale and Clay Countians UNITED Co-Chair John “Boo” Smith were interviewed Wednesday, March 7, by RFD TV Anchor Janet Adkison for a segment to be included in a live television program airing Monday, March 12. Tune in at 8 p.m. (ET) for “Rural...
‘Angel Initiative’ launched statewide

‘Angel Initiative’ launched statewide

FRANKFORT – Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin and Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet Secretary John Tilley were alongside Kentucky State Police Commissioner Rick Sanders as the Angel Initiative was launched statewide on March 1, 2018. The Angel Initiative...