Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Mission Statement
Operation UNITE works to rid communities of illegal drug use through undercover narcotics investigations, coordinates treatment for substance abusers, provides support to families and friends of substance abusers, and educates the public about the dangers of using drugs. UNITE’s goal is to educate and activate individuals, by developing and empowering community coalitions, to no longer accept or tolerate the drug culture.
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Drug Tip Line
1-866-424-4382
Treatment Referral Line
1-866-90-UNITE
(1-866-908-6483)
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Kentucky's medical professionals are invited to attend a symposium on Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Hazard.
For details about the event click here.
Download promotional flyer click here.
Town Hall Meetings
Two town hall-style public forums to solicit input on combating the state’s substance abuse problems are scheduled for 5 p.m. February 8 in Pineville and 6 p.m. February 22 in Morehead. A major focus of the forums - leading up to a medical symposium on March 6 - is to engage health care providers and medical professionals in seeking workable solutions to the drug problem and to address safety concerns.
To read story click here.
$500,000 pledged to support treatment
Kentucky River Properties, LLC, has pledged $500,000 to the Operation UNITE Foundation over the next five years to provide substance abuse treatment. The funding will be used to provide $80,000 per year in UNITE treatment vouchers to low-income residents of Perry, Knott, Leslie and Letcher counties. In addition, $20,000 per year will go to support Drug Court programs in each of these four counties.
To read story click here.
Camp UNITE
The fourth annual Camp UNITE will be held July 27-30, 2010, at the University of the Cumberlands, sponsored in part by Toyota Motor Manufacturing-Kentucky and AT&T. Camper and counselor applications will be available February 1. To view photos from 2009 click here.
Community Service Award
UNITE Service Corps
16 elementary schools in Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Leslie, Magoffin, Pike and Wolfe counties counties are receiving additional assistance during the 2009-10 school year through Operation UNITE’s Service Corps. Provided in conjunction with the state AmeriCorps program, UNITE Service Corps members teach the “Too Good for Drugs” curriculum, tutor students in mathematics, and help set up and coordinate an anti-drug UNITE Club at their school.
Read more click here. (Posted 11-11-09)
2009 Summer Youth Programs
"Piercing the Darkness of Drugs" Youth Summits - To read story click here. For photos click here.
UNITE Clubs of the Year - To read story click here.
Story - An investigation into a domestic dispute has resulted in the arrest of a Wayne County man on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine. Click here. (Posted 1-7-10)
Story - Fourteen Clay County residents have been identified for arrest following a 10-month undercover investigation by Operation UNITE centering on the illegal sale and distribution of the drug Suboxone. Click here. (Posted 12-8-09)
Story and Photos - Pulaski County begins Communitiy Transformation Team with training November 21. Click for Story or Photos. (Posted 11-24-09)
Story - Residents from the Chad's Hope Teen Challenge in Clay County spoke to fourth and fifth grade students at Sand Gap Elementary on October 29 as part of Red Ribbon Week. Click here. (Posted 11-24-09)
Story - Wayne County drug investigation leads to 12 indictments. Click here. (Posted 11-23-09)
Story - A Perry County Jury needed only a few minutes of deliberation to find a Bonnyman woman guilty of trafficking in OxyContin. Click here. (Posted 11-3-09)
Story - Operation UNITE detectives targeted more than 100 individuals from 10 Southern and Eastern Kentucky counties as part of last week’s crackdown on interstate drug trafficking. Click here. (Posted 11-2-09)
Coalition Resources:
UNITE Club Information
• Request a 2009-10 Handbook - Contact Becky Calhoun at 1-866-OP-UNITE (1-866-678-6483) or e-mail to bcalhoun@centertech.com.
• "Join Our Club" Meeting Flyer - Click here
• Club Registration - Click here
• Club Participant Registration - Click here
• Project-Activity Request - Click here
• Club Report - Click here
• Drug-Free Pledge Certificate - Click here
(Posted 9-4-09)
Action Plan Forms are available for download from one location. Click here. To learn about the Action Planning process click here. (Updated 12-23-09)
GoodSearch -- Every time you search the Internet using GoodSearch.com a penny will be donated to the UNITE Foundation. Just enter the words "Operation UNITE" in the "Who do you Goodsearch for?" box. Ths site is powered by YAHOO! Search. (Posted 12-21-07)
Speaker Request - Need a UNITE representative to be a speaker or do a training presentation for your organization? Click here to download a pdf request form. (Posted 3-3-08)
National Prescription Drug Threat Assessment 2009 - Download a 75-page pdf of the National Drug Intelligence Center's report on the diversion and abuse of prescription drugs released May 20, 2009. Click here. (Posted 5-21-09)
Methamphetamine Awareness - Do you want to know what active and waste products associated with methamphetamine labs look like? Download a PowerPoint presentation showing photos of actual "meth labs" found in southern and eastern Kentucky. Click here.
To see other photos click here. (Updated 4-1-09)
UNITE Cares ministry program description is available to download. Click here. To read about the program click here. (Posted 5-1-07)
UNITE in the News:
VIDEO - Congressman Hal Rogers discusses the National Archery In The Schools Program (NASP) on a Kentucky Afield segment with Tim Farmer in May 2009. UNITE has partnered with the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources to expand the program within the Fifth Congressional District. Click here to view.
Operation UNITE was honored by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for its contributions to furthering the agency's mission and goals through the Hooked On Fishing-Not On Drugs program. To read story click here. (Posted 9-3-08)
Executive Director Karen Engle on Bill Goodman's "One To One" program on Kentucky Educational Television. To view show click here. (Posted 1-30-07)
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Launched in April 2003 by Fifth District Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers, Operation UNITE serves 29 counties in southern and eastern Kentucky. The district is divided into five coalition service regions. Every county has at least one UNITE coalition.
Click on the county outline for coalition information.
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Official Site of Operation UNITE
2292 S. Highway 27, Somerset, KY 42501
606-677-6179 ● Toll Free 1-866-OP-UNITE ● Fax 606-677-6166
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
