UNITE to coordinate RxAware pilot program to curb opioid misuse, educate public in Kentucky

by dmorton

An innovative program designed to help curb opioid misuse was announced Tuesday, July 12, in Kentucky and four other states by the Partnership to End Addiction. Operation UNITE (Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment and Education, Inc.), with support from...

Increased use of fentanyl largest contributor to rise in KY death toll

by dmorton

2021 Kentucky Drug Overdose Report Now Available FRANKFORT, Ky. – Today, the Commonwealth of Kentucky released the 2021 Drug Overdose Report which indicates that 2,250 Kentuckians died from drug overdoses in 2021, a 14.5% increase compared with the year prior. More...

UNITE welcomes six interns for summer of 2022

by dmorton

Six interns will be assisting with Operation UNITE’s summer youth prevention programs in 2022.Funded through a Kentucky AmeriCorps grant, the interns will primarily be helping coordinate the five regional Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps with Jarrod Polson in...

UNITE offering 5 free regional basketball skills camps with Jarrod Polson

by dmorton

Operation UNITE is offering five regional Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball skills camps across southern and eastern Kentucky this summer.All school-aged youth are invited to participate in these free camps, which last from 4 pm to 7 pm. Camps will be conducted:Monday,...

Chris Mills

by dmorton

Chris Mills drank a lot and experimented with drugs – weed and speed – while growing up.He served in the U.S. Marine Corps – enlisting during the Gulf War in 1991. While Chris was serving in the Marines, he was married and had a son. The drug experimentation...