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Rogers to be honored for leadership
Washington, D.C. (10-21-19) – Kentucky Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers, who has spearheaded congressional efforts to battle the scourge of opioid addiction, will be honored in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Oct. 23, by Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse (MAPDA).The...
Morgan County Drug Summit
The theme for the 4th Annual Morgan County Drug Summit is “Let’s Speak About Drugs: Raising Awareness. Saving Lives.” This community event will be held Thursday, October 17, at the Morgan County Board of Education building starting at 6 pm. A program on...
Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit moves to Nashville
MALVERN, Pa. (PRWEB) – HMP, a leading healthcare event and education company, announced October 7, 2019, that the 9th annual Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit—the nation’s largest meeting addressing the opioid epidemic—will take place for the first time in Nashville,...
BRIGHT panel discusses opioid epidemic
Nancy Hale, president/CEO of Operation UNITE, moderated a panel called “Collaborating to Beat the Opioid Epidemic” at a BRIGHT Kentucky meeting in Corbin on Tuesday, September 24, 2019.The stop was part of a visit to the Cumberland Region (Corbin, Somerset,...
‘Walk for Recovery’ all about hope
FRANKFORT – September is National Recovery Month for people struggling with substance abuse, so hundreds of people gathered at the Kentucky State Capitol to walk for awareness.State officials, those in recovery, and recovery advocates – such as Operation...
Free provider education summit offered
A free Provider Education Summit will be offered by Operation UNITE and the Kentucky River Rural Health Opioid Program (RHOP) on Thursday, September 26, on the campus of Hazard Community and Technical College.Entitled “Providing Hope to Our Communities,” this Summit...
Philippine delegation visits UNITE
A delegation from the Philippines stopped by Operation UNITE’s office on August 23, 2019, to learn about collaborative prevention programs and initiatives, local coalition building, and the treatment efforts.The visit was part of a week-long professional exchange...
Louisville to model treatment voucher program
Citizens Attacking Addiction (CAA), a community coalition serving the Louisville metro area, has plans to model UNITE’s Treatment Voucher program.Known as LIFT (Louisville Initiative For Treatment), the program – funded by private-sector donations – would...
Camp UNITE begins 13th year
Operation UNITE’s 13th annual Camp UNITE is being held July 23-26 at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg. Nearly 200 youth from 29 southern and eastern Kentucky counties were registered to attend. More than 150 volunteers will assist UNITE staff in...