Operation UNITE - Lake Cumberland Chapter

06/17/2026

06/10/2026

🎓 Specialty Courts in Russell and Wayne counties celebrate graduates achieving new beginnings! Learn more about Kentucky's Specialty Courts at https://kcoj.info/SpecialtyCourts

06/10/2026

In this Ask the Expert video, Dr. Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Professor and Elizabeth Garrett Chair in Health Policy, Economics & Law in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California, examines the evolving policy landscape of cannabis legalization and its public health implications.

Growing evidence shows that legalization has contributed to increases in adult cannabis use, including more frequent and daily use, as well as increased consumption of high-potency products such as edibles and v**e concentrates. Dr. Pacula discusses these rising concerns and how they relate to increased risks of cannabis use disorder, youth exposure, and cannabis-related emergency department visits, noting that commercialization and marketing practices may contribute to greater consumption and acute harms.

Cannabis Use Trends, Risks, and the Evolving Policy Landscape with Dr. Rosalie PaculaCannabis access has accelerated globally and across the United States, creating substantial variation in regulatory systems, product availability, potency limits, commercialization practices, and public health risks...

06/09/2026

06/09/2026

Millions of dollars from opioid settlement funds are being distributed across the country to support overdose prevention, treatment, recovery services, and harm reduction efforts — but how these funds are spent matters.

Join us for a virtual conversation bringing together advocates, community leaders, and people with lived and living experience who are working to ensure Opioid Abatement Funds in Kentucky serve the communities most impacted by the overdose crisis.

Together, we’ll hear from subject matter experts about how these funds were secured, what they can legally be used for, best practices for implementation, and why community voices must be at the center of every funding decision.

Not from Kentucky? No problem! States across the country are also receiving opioid settlement dollars, and the lessons being learned here can help communities everywhere fight for investments that save lives and support long-term healing.

RSVP today: https://www.mobilize.us/dream/event/961581/

06/07/2026

Naloxone became available over the counter in 2023, making it accessible to everyone! Yet many don’t know where to obtain this life-saving medication.

Even in the darkest moments, naloxone brings a new light. Have you seen naloxone in your community?

06/07/2026

Clinton County draws 151 participants to first Shoot Hoops Not Drugs camp Jun 5, 2026 ALBANY – Operation UNITE’s first Shoot Hoops Not Drugs regional basketball camp of 2026 was conducted Thursday, June 4, at Clinton County High School. A total of 151 youth from three counties in Kentucky (Clint...

06/05/2026

Creating Connection: Reaching the Hard to Reach to Prevent Overdose

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
11:30 AM 1:00 PM PT

Addiction and overdose disrupt every community across the country. Almost two-thirds of U.S. adults say they or a family member have been addicted to drugs/alcohol, experienced homelessness due to addiction, or had a drug overdose. Thankfully, we are beginning to see a hopeful decline due to life-saving prevention, treatment, and overdose reversal interventions. However, overdose deaths in rural areas and communities of color continue to rise. To prevent further suffering, we urgently need approaches that meet the needs of those most at risk.

Join the National Overdose Prevention Network to examine strategies that build meaningful and sustainable connections with those who are often overlooked or hard to reach. We will hear from a panel of speakers who will share their experience navigating successful outreach approaches with rural, black, faith-based, and tribal communities.

https://nopn.org/webinars/creating-connection-reaching-the-hard-to-reach-to-prevent-overdose

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

Join us today for a Free NAADAC Webinar, Second-Wave Mutual Help Groups for Addiction Recovery, and explore evolving approaches to mutual help and peer support in addiction recovery. This webinar will examine newer recovery support models, how they differ from traditional approaches, and how professionals can help clients find the recovery community that best fits their needs.

📅 Register today and expand your understanding of recovery support options!

Thank you to our webinar sponsor, Soberlink.

https://www.naadac.org/second-wave-mutual-help-groups-for-addiction-recovery