Local Group Launches Life-saving Program To Address Growing Opioid Overdose Crisis
By DARLA M. YOUNGSONEONTA
Last Friday marked a historic moment in the City of Oneonta, as the first 60 ONEboxes™ were placed in New York State by the Oneonta Narcan Initiative Team. This all-volunteer group, led by Coordinator Kathy Varadi, has been active for nearly a year, providing trainings, a resource fair, and public education aimed at addressing the growing opioid overdose crisis. At a press conference at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center on Friday, January 19, the Oneonta Narcan Initiative Team introduced the ONEbox™ and explained how this new tool can help save lives in an emergency.
