Pictured above is Karlene Shafer on the left, pointing to her daughter's name on the remembrance tree, and father Dean O'Gorman on the right. In last week’s blog article, Part One: Harm Reduction with Dean and Karlene, we were fortunate...

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...

During the past year, Cortland County has experienced an alarming increase in the opioid overdose rate.  Public health experts are indicating that 2020 data will set new records for fatal and non-fatal overdoses, especially fatal overdoses. An opioid overdose...

Family and Children’s Counseling Services now offers weekly virtual Narcan training sessions. These are free and open to all community members, and upon completing the training you will receive a free Narcan kit.  Training sessions are held on Mondays at...

Cortland County is hosting its first Narcan pop-up event this Friday, December 11, 12:30-2:30pm, in the Cortland County Office Building parking lot. The County Office building is located at 60 Central Ave.  The current pandemic has forced many people into...

Naloxone is a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. There are three FDA-approved formulations of naloxone, but the most commonly-used and accessible form is used as a nasal spray, more commonly referred to as NARCAN®.  NARCAN® is the brand...

The Healing Cortland initiative is concerned by the increasing number of opioid-related deaths throughout our community and the country. Cortland County appears to be experiencing an increase in overdose deaths based on preliminary data shared by the Cortland County’s...