Cortland County's Drug Take Back Event will be on Saturday, April 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 drive-through locations include:  ...

We are inviting the entire Cortland community to participate in the Cortland Free Library’s Community Read. The book is Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction by Maia Szalavitz was released in July 2021. To access a...

With national drug overdose deaths surpassing 100,000 annually, the issue of overdose has never been more important. In 2021, here in Cortland County, our community experienced the highest number of overdose deaths ever reported.   Join HEALING CORTLAND and documentary photographer...

Cortland County has continued to experience an alarming increase in opioid overdoses. An opioid overdose can happen to anyone consuming opioids for medical or recreational use. However, the pandemic and resulting social isolation have contributed to additional challenges for...

The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released recent data that more than 93,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2020.That's a 29.4% increase from the 72,151 deaths projected for 2019. As in recent years, opioid use was...

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 analyzes trends in opioid-related...

This year is the 20th anniversary of International Overdose Awareness Day. With over half a million people dying as a result of drug use annually, it has never been more important. Here in Cortland County, we have felt this...

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...

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...

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...