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Letcher Shoot Hoops July 7
JENKINS – The fourth of six free regional basketball camps offered by Operation UNITE this summer will be held Thursday, July 7, at Jenkins High School in Letcher County. Camp begins at 4 p.m. and lasts approximately three hours. Participants are asked to arrive 30...
Owsley ‘dragon’ destroys 5,674 pills
BOONEVILLE – Operation UNITE’s “Pill Dragon” destroyed 5,674 pills brought in as part of the “Clean Your Medicine Cabinet Out Day” program held at the Owsley Action Team Building in Booneville Wednesday, June 29. The Pill Dragon – a mobile incinerator provided in...
Overcomers In Christ program
MIDDLESBORO – “There is hope” for individuals and families affected by substance abuse, said Middlesboro Pastor Mitch Bradshaw. “You don’t have to give up.” A new faith-based substance abuse program initiated earlier this spring will be explained during a Community...
‘Dragon’ consumes 6,661 pills in Wolfe
CAMPTON – A “Clean Your Medicine Cabinet Out Day” program resulted in the destruction of 6,661 pills in Campton Thursday, June 16. Operation UNITE’s “Pill Dragon” – a mobile incinerator provided in cooperation with Eastern Kentucky PRIDE and the Kentucky Army National...
Rogers Fights for More Drug Ed Requirements
WASHINGTON, DC (June 17, 2011) - U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) has joined his colleagues in the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse in introducing bipartisan legislation to strengthen the battle against the nation’s fastest growing drug problem....
National Summit on Rx Drug Abuse
Communities across the United States continue to be ravaged by the abuse of prescription drugs. It is time to bring all parties together to find data-driven solutions to this problem. Operation UNITE will coordinate the first national summit focusing only on the issue...
Having fun means avoiding drugs
JACKSON – High-5s and chest bumps were exchanged liberally after each completed skill. “You have to try and you have to have fun,” explained Jeff Sheppard, a former University of Kentucky basketball standout who conducted UNITE’s Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camp...
Golf scramble raises nearly $3,000
LONDON – Lana Cornett stepped up to the practice green at Crooked Creek Golf Course Monday morning and sank a 20-foot putt with a precision typically reserved for the club’s professional. Cornett, who doesn’t play golf, reacted with astonishment to the cheers of the...
Teamwork key to avoiding drugs
FLAT LICK – Staying off drugs means surrounding yourself with a good team, participants at UNITE’s Shoot Hoops Not Drugs camp were told Thursday, June 9. “Drugs are a distraction,” said Jeff Sheppard, a former University of Kentucky basketball standout who conducted...