Healing Cortland was fortunate to speak with Dean O’Gorman and Karlene Shafer, two Cortland County residents who are very passionate about ending the overdose crisis. Both Dean and Karlene have lost a child to an opioid overdose, and are...

Take Our Micro-Survey  As you may know, the goal of Healing Cortland is to reduce the number of opioid-related overdoses in Cortland County by 40% over the next three years. Our first step was to conduct a Needs Assessment. that...

During the Spring 2021 semester, SUNY Cortland students in Professor Kelechi Ibe-Lamberts' Community Health class were provided the opportunity to work with organizations on campus and in the community. Three of these students, Jasmilka Pena, Treasa Kozakiewicz, and Leighann...

During the past year, Cortland County has experienced an alarming increase in the opioid overdose rate.  An opioid overdose can happen to anyone consuming opioids for medical or recreational use. However, the pandemic and resulting social isolation have contributed...

The Center Of Treatment Innovation (COTI) Program is a mobile peer support, harm reduction, and treatment program that goes out and reaches individuals wherever they are in Cortland County. It is a program of Family & Children’s Counseling Services...

Rates of prescription drug misuse in the United States are consistently high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that a majority of misused...

At Healing Cortland, we have a pretty straight-forward goal – reduce the number of opioid-related overdoses in Cortland County by 40% over the next three years. While that goal is clear, the way in which we and the broader...

During the past year, Cortland County has experienced an alarming increase in the opioid overdose rate.  An opioid overdose can happen to anyone consuming opioids for medical or recreational use. However, the pandemic and resulting social isolation have contributed...

The Cortland County Drug Take Back Event is this Saturday, April 24 at 4 locations. Bring any of your unused, unneeded, prescription, and/or nonprescription drugs and you can drop them off without leaving your vehicle. COVID precautions will be...

In 2020, three sharps disposal kiosks were installed in Cortland County and so far that they been a success. In the past 6 months, over 278 pounds of sharps were disposed of across our three disposal kiosk locations. The...