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Rx welcome comments from Doug Edwards
Good morning, and welcome to the 2020 Prescription Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. Thank you for making time in your busy schedule to participate in this important conference during these challenging times.I’m coming to you from my home office in Phoenix. We had...
Create hope where you are
Good morning.Although we can’t be together in person, I’m excited that you have decided to join us virtually for the 2020 Rx Summit. It is critical that we continue the momentum we have built together by exchanging timely, relevant information and best practices.Back...
A message from Congressman Hal Rogers
There is power in your voice ... The same power, the same drive that prompted you to be a part of the solution – to beat back the opioid epidemic, to save lives, and bring illegal drug dealers to justice – it’s that same victorious spirit that will carry...
UNITE staff donates safety gloves
Operation UNITE staff, in an effort to assist front-line workers with Kentucky’s COVID-19 response, has donated 1,000 protective gloves to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.Ten boxes of Nitrile gloves were accepted by Lieutenant John Yates and Trooper Scottie Pennington at...
On-line recovery resources available
A list of free online meeting options, as well as platforms where individuals can interact virtually with others in recovery, has been released by James Carroll, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Carroll made the announcement...
ARC resources document COVID-19 impact
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has announced two new tools documenting the spread of COVID-19 at the regional and county levels.The first tool, the COVID-19 Cases in Appalachia map, displays the current number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Appalachia,...
Rx Summit will be held virtually
April 14-16, 2020Our Mission Continues For 9 years, the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit has been bringing communities together to foster connections, solutions, and hope. This is why we must meet and engage virtually. Now more than ever, our mission must continue.In...
COVID-19 resources for UNITE region available
UNITE hopes you and your family are staying healthy and safe during these unprecedented times. Our region is no different than other regions of the state. We are dealing with the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic – precautionary restrictions to travel,...
Rx Summit 2020 postponed
In the wake of the latest CDC guidance and after deliberations with our meeting partners regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, we have determined that it is not possible to hold the 2020 Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on its originally scheduled dates of April 13-16, in...