June 18 2021 Issue

When we are born we are conscious only of ourselves, we are the universe. We perceive little other than our basic needs, and if these needs are met we are content. As our consciousness expands we become aware of a world outside ourselves. We discover that there are people, places and things around us, and […]

The New York State 911 Good Samaritan Law allows people to call 911 without fear of arrest if they are having a drug or alcohol overdose that requires emergency medical care or if they witness someone overdosing. The following are signs of an overdose. CALL 911 if the person:• Is passed out and cannot be […]

Enabling a loved one and being an Enabler go hand in hand. If you are someone whose behavior allows or assists a loved one to continue to participate in self-destructive patterns of behavior, you may be an Enabler. Enabling can easily be described as practicing certain behaviors which surround a drug addict and their use […]

The following signs can help you recognize when a pattern of enabling behavior may have developed. IGNORING OR TOLERATING PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIOREven if you personally disagree with a loved one’s behavior, you might ignore it for any number of reasons. If you believe your loved one is looking for attention, you might hope ignoring the behavior […]

Submitted by: Darcy Scott, Cultural Peer Advocate at Allegany Seneca Strong My name is Darcy Scott. I’m 39 years old, from the Seneca Nation – of the deer clan and I am an addict. I am not defined by calling myself an addict, it’s a disease that can only be self-diagnosed and is treatable one […]

Below you’ll find: Methamphetamine FACTS The Truth about Heroin Drug-Impaired Driving – What you should know

Submitted by Rodney Haring Indigenous communities demonstrate high rates of alcohol and substance abuse and suffer disproportionately from their effects on physical and emotional health (Legha & Novins, 2012). High rates of substance abuse have harmful consequences on both the individual and community, it is widely believed that few families remain unaffected, either directly or […]

Most of us do not have to think twice about this question. WE KNOW! Our whole life and thinking was centered in drugs in one form or another – the getting and using and finding ways and means to get more. We lived to use and used to live. Very simply, an addict is a […]

Cattaraugus Seneca Strong Office: Direct/Main Phone: (716) 532-8456, Extension: 5523.Allegany Seneca Strong Office: Direct/Main Phone: (716) 945-8413, Extension: 3126. Calendars posted below:

Alice had direct correspondence with then first lady, Nancy Reagan, in 1983. She shares a copy of that letter here – posted below.