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Drug czar discusses addiction recovery
Lexington restaurant DV8 Kitchen has gotten national attention for helping people recover from addiction while working. That is why Governor Matt Bevin and President Trump’s drug czar, Jim Carroll, held a roundtable discussion there about recovery efforts. UNITE...
E-cigs: The new health crisis
Nancy Hale, UNITE President/CEO, shares information on how UNITE is involved with the new health crisis caused by E-cigarettes during a Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services program February 25, 2019. You can watch the presentation at...
National Drug Control Strategy released
The National Drug Control Strategy, which establishes the President’s priorities for addressing the challenge of drug trafficking and use, was released Thursday, January 31, 2019, by the White House Office on National Drug Control Policy. “This Strategy provides the...
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 over...
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...
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...
SOAR Summit highlights successes
PIKEVILLE (8-31-18) – Celebrating the organization’s 5th anniversary, U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers and Governor Matt Bevin welcomed more than 1,100 attendees to the annual SOAR Summit at the East Kentucky Exposition Center in Pikeville, applauding federal, state and...
September declared ‘Recovery Month’
Standing behind Governor Matt Bevin are, from left, Van Ingram, Executive Director of the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy; Dakota Vance, KY HELP Statewide Call Center Outreach Specialist; Nancy Hale, President & CEO, Operation UNITE; and U.S....
54 AmeriCorps members to serve with UNITE
Updated 8-28-18 Operation UNITE has been awarded funding to place 54 Serve Kentucky AmeriCorps members in elementary schools across southern and eastern Kentucky during the 2018-19 school year. Through a $658,800 grant from the federal Corporation for National and...