21 sought in Letcher roundup

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WHITESBURG – A lengthy investigation by Operation UNITE into illegal prescription drug sales in Letcher County has resulted in the indictment of 21 individuals on 35 felony cases. Detectives, accompanied by deputies from the Letcher County Sheriff Danny Webb’s Office,...

Pill Dragon, movie cap Corbin campaign

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CORBIN – The Declare Hope/UNITE Corbin Coalition will host the “Pill Dragon” and present a free showing of the documentary “An Appalachian Dawn” during its finale for the Accidental Dealer awareness campaign. The program will be held Saturday, March 19, at the...

7,500 pills destroyed in Morgan County

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WEST LIBERTY – After a four-month winter rest, Operation UNITE’s “Pill Dragon” emerged with a renewed hunger. The mobile incinerator made its first appearance of 2011 at the Morgan County Community Center where it consumed 7,500 unwanted, unused or out-of-date pills...

MAC members formalizing structure

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PRESTONSBURG – More than a dozen providers of medical services are one step closer to formalizing an advisory council to the Operation UNITE Board of Directors. The group, representing a broad range of healthcare professions, met Thursday, March 3, to begin finalizing...

Rogers urges FL not to repeal monitoring program

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WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) has called on Florida Gov. Rick Scott to reconsider his proposal to repeal Florida’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). In a letter to Gov. Scott on February 17, Rogers, co-chair of the Congressional...