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Cayuga County overdoses down last year; fatalities lowest since 2015

Three key overdose statistics decreased in Cayuga County last year after reaching highs in 2021, a promising sign for recent efforts to combat substance use disorder locally. ....

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HEALing Communities: The importance of Narcan in times of fentanyl

Will Narcan stop opioid overdoses? Hardly. Does it save lives? Most definitely. Much of the street drug supply is poisoned with fentanyl, and keeping people from dying is an important ....

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HEALing Communities: Cayuga Crisis Line expanding to substance use calls

Almost every day someone overdoses in Cayuga County on one of a variety of substances. Suicides have more than doubled since 2019. Fatal overdoses and completed suicides in women have ....

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HEALing Communities: Common misconceptions about addiction

“The view that drug use is a moral choice is pervasive, pernicious and wrong. So are the corresponding beliefs about the addicted — that they are weak, selfish and dissolute; ....

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HEALing Communities: Changing how we talk about addiction

People often ask me “What can we do to stop addiction?” Considering that humans have used substances to alter their mood for thousands of years, I don’t think it is ....

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