FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cortland, NY — The Cortland County Drug Disposal Program, a collaboration between Cortland Prevention Resources, the Rural Health Institute of NY, local law enforcement, and other community partners and volunteers, announces that the Spring 2024 Drug Take...

When the HEALing Communities Study project kicked off in May 2020, it coincided with the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since in person meetings were not an options, project staff instead met one on one with over 40 stakeholders...

The Fall 2023 Cortland County Drug Take Back Event will be on Saturday, September 30 at 4 locations. Bring any of your unused, unneeded, prescription, and/or nonprescription drugs and you can drop them off without leaving your vehicle. The 4 convenient...

The Truxton Town Fire Department will soon have an N-POD–a Narcan Point of Distribution–in front of its station. Quick and easy access to this life-saving medication when someone is overdosing from an opioid is crucial. To expand public access in a life-threatening...

Cortland County's 3rd annual Overdose Awareness Vigil was held on Thursday, August 31 at Courthouse Park in Cortland, on International Overdose Awareness Day. To watch the recording: https://fb.watch/n9GYNlVfMT  

Healing Cortland is excited to be hosting Friends of Recovery New York to offer the DEI enhanced "Our Stories Have Power Training", developed by national leadership with Faces & Voices of Recovery. "Our Stories Have Power" rings true to its...

CACTC was recently awarded a grant through CNY Arts to continue its work with photographer Zack Bolton to capture portraits and stories tied to the overdose death crisis in Central NY. This is the continuation of a project that has...

Cortland community members are joining a broad coalition of nonprofit organizations, corporations, government agencies and schools to support the second annual National Fentanyl Awareness Day on May 9, 2023. The day of action is designed to raise awareness about...

SMART Recovery will now be offered in Cortland County weekly on Thursdays from 5:30pm to 6:30pm starting April 20, 2023 at the Cortland Free Library, 32 N Church St., Cortland. For those who are unfamiliar, SMART Recovery is a fresh...

In 2021 & 2022 alone, there were 28 reported overdose deaths in Cortland County. In addition to the wide distribution of naloxone, increasing access to medications for opioid use disorder has been shown to save lives. This is the...