January 31, 2025 issue
Submitted by Paula Hill I’m hopeful this is going to help everyone understand the topic everyone has somehow been affected by. The drug epidemic our community is facing, and has faced for many years, seems almost endless. As Senecas, we have faced so many obstacles in our lifetimes. This is yet another one, but this […]
Submitted by Amy Isaac, grateful member of the Seneca Recovery Community My first experience with a 12-step program was when I was in a treatment center up north. I can honestly say that the first few days were all kind of a blur because I was going through some withdrawals and dealing with my feelings […]
Submitted by: Arlene Bova It was the summer of 2014 and cash was missing here and there. Unauthorized charges kept showing up on a credit card at McDonald’s, Walmart and gas stations. She has dropped out of school, but makes attempts to study for the GED. She doesn’t hold a job. She has changed. People […]
Submitted by Peter Wilson, Seneca Strong Coordinator/Supervisor Pretrial Release is a program designed to alleviate jail overcrowding and provide a savings to our county taxpayers for unnecessary incarceration. It costs approximately $125/day to house an inmate in the Cattaraugus County Jail. Under the umbrella of Pretrial Release, there are three options available to the Courts […]
Addiction recovery is not easy. But there are things you can do to make it a more positive and relaxing experience. Here are 10 coping skills to help you through your recovery and healing process: Be honest with yourself and othersAn addiction requires lying by default. You have to lie about getting it and using […]
Submitted by Lynne Cowher My name is Lynne Cowher. I am submitting this piece I found on my son Robert’s Facebook page, in hopes it may help someone, even one person. Even though he had this knowledge, he lost his life to this terrible disease called addiction. I just recently received his Toxicology Report. He […]
What are drugs? Chances are you have learned about the dangers of drugs in school. However, what are they and what do they do to your body? Drugs are chemicals, substances or prescription medicine that will affect the way your body works. Drugs can be administered by inhaling, injecting or swallowing. After ingestion, they travel […]
Submitted by Michele Redeye, EMT, Director of EMS Operations – Seneca EMS Human beings should strive to make the world a better place than they found it. We hear about it almost daily, the opioid epidemic is here and it isn’t going away. The Seneca Nation is no exception to this and we ask ourselves, […]
Submitted by Peter Wilson, Seneca Strong Coordinator/Supervisor EMS, Marshals, Firefighter and outside law enforcement has been at the forefront of America’s public health emergencies for more than 50 years. So when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in January 2014 that drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury-related mortality in […]
Submitted by a member of the Seneca Recovery Community I have heard several times from people in the community that they would reach out to Seneca Strong more, for help, except they’ve “heard” about the breach of confidentiality that happens whenever someone seeks help from them. They don’t want everyone in the community to find […]