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SHND Camps begin June 14
Five free regional Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps conducted by former University of Kentucky all-star Jeff Sheppard will be conducted June 14 through June 23. All school-age youth are invited to participate in any of the camps, hosted by Operation UNITE, at...
23 awarded “I Am UNITE” scholarships
Twenty-three high school seniors have been selected to receive 2016 “I Am UNITE” scholarships totaling $34,500 for being champions for anti-drug efforts. Each scholarship is worth $1,500 toward post-secondary expenses. Funding for the scholarships comes from proceeds...
23 awarded ‘I Am UNITE’ scholarships
Twenty-three high school seniors have been selected to receive 2016 “I Am UNITE” scholarships totaling $34,500 for being champions for anti-drug efforts. Each scholarship is worth $1,500 toward post-secondary expenses. Funding for the scholarships comes from proceeds...
UNITE disposes of 1 ton of drugs
More than 1 ton of outdated or unwanted medication was collected from Operation UNITE’s 42 medication dropbox locations across southern and eastern Kentucky as part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 30,...
Budget includes UNITE funding
LONDON – The final version of a two-year state budget approved by lawmakers and Governor Matt Bevin provides funding for Operation UNITE (Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment and Education) and signals a commitment to continue Kentucky’s national leadership on...
Summit sets record attendance
ATLANTA – A record number of more than 1,900 of the nation’s top researchers, law enforcement officials, advocates and policy-makers convened for the 2016 National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit, which ended March 31, 2016, in Atlanta. View photos from the 2016...
President to speak at Summit
ATLANTA – Today, the White House announced that President Barack Obama will speak at the fifth annual National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on Tuesday, March 29, at The Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel in downtown Atlanta. The President will speak Tuesday afternoon. The...
Scholarship deadline extended
LONDON – Operation UNITE has extended the deadline for seniors to apply for “I Am UNITE” scholarships to Friday, April 8. “The initial deadline was March 31, but with the number of school closings due to weather and sickness we wanted to make sure students had an...
National Summit begins March 28
ATLANTA - The nation's top researchers, law enforcement, advocates and policy-makers will convene for the 2016 National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on March 28 through March 31 at The Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel in downtown Atlanta. The Summit is the largest...