MAYVILLE - It was a near full house at Chautauqua Suites in Mayville Monday as community leaders and members of the public attended the county-sponsored Community Drug Forum – held to provide and update on what’s being done and what more has to … [Read more...]
Local Officials Gather in Mayville Monday for Community Drug Forum
MAYVILLE - Community leaders from across Chautauqua County will be in Mayville this morning to learn more about what can be done to fight the area’s growing drug addiction problem. Both Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan and Chautauqua … [Read more...]
State Approves Plan to Open Needle-Exchange Program in City
JAMESTOWN, NY - The plan to provide a syringe-exchange program has been given permission by the state to move forward. That’s according to an article in Monday’s Jamestown Post-Journal, which says the state Health Department has given approval to … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Rick Huber Discusses Drug Addiction in Chautauqua County
JAMESTOWN, NY - Originally airing Thursday, March 12, 2015. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Rick Huber, CEO of the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, about the rise in drug use and addiction in Chautauqua County … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Rick Huber Addresses Jamestown City Council
Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. A local health organization that provides a drug rehab program for area addicts is asking city leaders to offer their support. During the Jan. 12, 3015 meeting of the Jamestown City Council, Rick Huber of … [Read more...]
Mental Health Association Requests Support for Drug Treatment Program from City Officials
JAMESTOWN - A local health organization that provides a drug rehab program for area addicts is asking city leaders to offer their support. During Monday night’s Jamestown City Council Work Session, Rick Huber of the Mental Health Association of … [Read more...]
‘Out of the Darkness’ Suicide Awareness Walk Scheduled for Sept. 20
JAMESTOWN - Community members from all over the country are expected to participate in the upcoming Out of the Darkness Community Walk on Saturday, September 20. The fundraising walk supports the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) … [Read more...]
County Executive, Health Officials Announce Forum to Address Drug Abuse
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan says a Community Forum focusing on the growing epidemic of Opiate use and abuse in the county will take place in mid-March in Mayville. Planning for the forum began shortly after Horrigan was … [Read more...]
County Officials Warn Lethal Herion is Circulating in the Area
JAMESTOWN - Local law enforcement, hospitals and drug abuse treatment centers are doing all they can to get the word out about a dangerous and perhaps lethal type of heroin that has come into the area during the past few weeks. Heroin has always … [Read more...]
