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Pregnant woman found at meth lab; 3 arrested
UPDATE 9-29-11 Police have charged Chad Stephen Rosen, 38, of Monticello, with giving a false name (Lenny Lunsford) to police and Shelley Parrigin has been arrested on an unrelated charge. Both were lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center. UNITE is pursuing...
Forum focuses on addiction issues
PRESTONSBURG – A free educational forum for medical professionals on addiction-related issues will be offered Saturday, Nov. 12, in Prestonsburg. Free Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be offered for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners,...
Meth education program unveiled
LONDON – Dangers posed by methamphetamine are not limited to those who make or use the highly addictive drug, and that should concern everyone, a panel of professionals agreed during a forum unveiling a new statewide educational campaign September 13. “We’re all...
SKCTC president laudes UNITE efforts
BENHAM – Future generations are less likely to be caught up in the region’s drug epidemic because of the seeds Operation UNITE has planted, said Dr. W. Bruce Ayers, president of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College. “I am convinced the young people that...
‘Dragon’ fed 25,548 pills in Magoffin
SALYERSVILLE – Magoffin County residents brought 25,548 pills to be destroyed as part of a “Clean Your Medicine Cabinet Out Day” program held in Salyersville Wednesday, August 31. This was the third event held in Magoffin County since UNITE unveiled its “Pill Dragon”...
Meth program to be unveiled at forum
LONDON – A community forum to raise awareness about methamphetamine and its key ingredient, pseudoephedrine, will be conducted at 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 13, at the London Community Center. This free program, hosted by Commonwealth Attorney Jackie Steele, will...
Perry roundup seeks 14 dealers
HAZARD – Ten of 14 individuals wanted by Operation UNITE in a drug roundup August 10 were in jail by early afternoon. The roundup was the result of a 10-month undercover investigation into illegal sales of drugs – primarily Oxycontin, Oxycodone and Methadone. “Some of...
Stars shine at Shoot Hoops camp
MT VERNON – Finding good role models who walk “the straight line” can be difficult, but participants in Operation UNITE’s Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camp July 14 had several stars guiding their way. The camp, held at Rockcastle County Middle School in Mt....
UNITE Pike names new director
The Board of Directors of UNITE Pike is pleased to announce that it has selected Jarrod Hunt of Pikeville as the new Executive Director of the organization. “We are delighted to have Jarrod aboard at UNITE Pike,” said Bob Thompson, Chairman of the Board. “We believe...