Symposiums honor work of UNITE Coalitions

Symposiums honor work of UNITE Coalitions

Community coalitions are the backbone of Operation UNITE. To show appreciation for the hard work of volunteers from across southern and eastern Kentucky for promoting prevention and treatment initiatives, UNITE held two regional “Bringing Community Partners...
Hale: Prevention best way to disrupt addiction

Hale: Prevention best way to disrupt addiction

Annual drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell for the first time since 2018. Renee Shaw, Director Of Public Affairs at KET – Kentucky Educational Television – spoke with a panel of addiction recovery advocates, survivors, and treatment providers about this...
KY posts first decline in overdose deaths in four years

KY posts first decline in overdose deaths in four years

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 15, 2023) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear released the 2022 Overdose Fatality Report stating that 2,135 Kentuckians lost their lives to a drug overdose last year. That is a decline of more than 5% compared with the previous year and is the first...
UNITE receives $1 million prevention grant

UNITE receives $1 million prevention grant

FRANKFORT – Operation UNITE will receive a $1 million Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission (OAAC) grant to develop and implement prevention programs to combat the opioid crisis in Kentucky, Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced Thursday.“For too long, the...