addiction

This year, we at the Council on Addiction and Recovery Service (CAReS), in collaboration with the National Council on Problem Gambling, dedicate March...

Gabriella Mead remembers methamphetamine coming into her life and her hometown of Yorkshire seemingly out of nowhere in late 2017. “You never heard of...

CHEEKTOWAGA (AP) — Police in Western New York are warning residents of a possible lethal batch of heroin following a series of overdoses. WGRZ-TV repo...

Smartphones can be used for just about anything — ordering dinner, checking the news, booking a cab — all through a quick swipe. Just ask Susan Walter...

LIMESTONE — For the past several months, a number of New York state and Pennsylvania residents in need of help with opiate addictions have visited the...

OLEAN —”ADDICTION IS A DISEASE” proclaimed dozens of red T-shirts at War Vets Park Saturday afternoon, with “Recovery is the cure,” on the back —a sen...

OLEAN — With National Recovery Month just around the corner, Council on Addiction Recovery Services will hold a community event to provide a message o...

OLEAN — For the Childs family, Sunday’s Orange and Purple Family Affair in War Veterans Park was a chance to destigmatize addiction, spread awareness ...

OLEAN — A local addiction support group is aiming to bring the community together to show support for those battling addiction and raise awareness abo...

It is perhaps understandable that neighbors anywhere might express concern about the development or expansion of an inpatient drug and alcohol addicti...

ALBANY (AP) — New York state lawmakers are touting big steps in the fight against heroin and opioid addiction but say much more needs to be done to fi...

WESTONS MILLS — A public hearing for a proposed 20-bed facility for women by the Council on Addiction and Recovery Services, Inc. in Westons Mills alm...

OLEAN — More residential treatment beds for heroin addiction recovery services are on the way, Michael Prutsman, CEO of Cattaraugus County Council on ...

OLEAN — Nearly 60 members of the Cattaraugus County Heroin/Opioid task Force met Friday on the heels of three recent Olean area heroin overdose deaths...

OLEAN — Karen Materna’s son would have been 30 years old June 14. Instead of planning for his birthday, she’s planning his funeral. “I can’t make a ca...

The startling growth in the number of people battling addiction has two organizations working together to provide fast and helpful solutions. Indiana ...

On the agenda for the last Ways and Means Committee meeting (Wednesday) of the Allegany County Board of Legislators was a proposal to extend the count...

When one thinks of the relationship between drugs and music, the rock star lifestyle comes to mind. But for the estimated 23.5 million Americans who s...