September 10th, 2018
The Addiction Open Access Hotline is available for people living in Erie, Niagara, Allegany, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties.
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August 10th, 2018
Horizon Health Services is preparing for its fifth annual Wellness Walk. The purpose of the walk is to gain funds for additional programs and education to better serve the needs of our community.
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Tags: community walks, family activities in buffalo, horizon walk, raise funds for substance use disorder, Walk Toward a New Horizon
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July 10th, 2018
Health care providers from all five counties are working together to ensure that everyone has rapid access to the care they need in their area.
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September 25th, 2017
Save the Michaels (STM) is an advocacy and educational organization that creates awareness of prescription drug addiction, overdose, and suicide.
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Tags: Addiction help, Avi Isreal, Michael Isreal, Painkillers kill, Save the Michaels
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August 20th, 2017
Horizon Health Services is hosting its 4th annual Walk Toward a New Horizon!
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May 11th, 2017
PREMIERE of the Short Film – BLINK OF AN EYE
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, The Buffalo Police Department and local filmmakers made this film to help address the skyrocketing heroin epidemic.
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Tags: Blink of an Eye, Blink of an Eye Buffalo, Blink of an Eye Film, Blink of an Eye Movie Premiere, Educational videos heroin addiction
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April 11th, 2017
Peek inside your medicine cabinet.
Now dig toward the back. How man bottles of expired prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications do you have in there?
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Tags: Can I flush opiates, How to dispose of medication, How to dispose of pills, Opiate disposal, Rx medications
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February 27th, 2016
Want to know more about how to protect your family and loved ones against the prescription opioid and heroin epidemic that is sweeping our community?
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Tags: Addition help WNY, Help for parents of addicted teens, Heroin education Buffalo, Heroin epidemic Buffalo, Save the Michaels
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January 15th, 2016
If you’re still not convinced that heroin is a huge problem in Western New York, just look at the following numbers from Erie County which were recently released:
In 2014, a total of 128 people died from opiate overdose.
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Tags: Addiction help heroin Erie County, Heroin Buffalo NY, Opiate overdose death stats, Overdose deaths Erie County, Western New York overdose
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November 5th, 2015
Please join us for an examination of the prescription drug abuse and heroin epidemic that continues to sweep across Western New York and the country.
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Tags: Drug awareness community events, Education drug epidemic Buffalo, Our Community Our Epidemic, Painkillers kill, WNY heroin overdose prevention
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