LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse (CASA) is the first in the region to offer a new implant designed to administer opioid addiction medication to addicts without using pills, which themselves can be illegally sold and abused. According to a press release from CASA, Dr. Thomas Walters, Medical Director of the CASA Geneseo clinic, has recently been trained and is now certified to administer the … [Read more...]
Teddy Bear Parade and Dime Carnival a hit
GENESEO-- The mid-morning activities that the Geneseo Summer Festival offers on Saturday are quite popular with children that are typically shorter than most of their stuffed animals. The longstanding Teddy Bear Parade that takes place during the late morning on Saturday of the Geneseo Summer Festival was exceptionally popular on this particular day. Hundreds of children and parents flocked to St. Michael's Episcopal Church to march in the … [Read more...]
Local experts write about dangers of marijuana
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The Healthy Communities That Care group of the Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse (CASA) wants to raise awareness about the harmful effects of youth marijuana use. In order to do so, they asked local experts to write articles covering their perspective on the subject. Throughout this week, GeneseeSun.com will publish these articles written by Rachel Pena, Project Director for Healthy Communities that Care; Christopher … [Read more...]