Author: Sara Watrous

Sara Watrous works as the Project Director of the HEALing Communities Study, a project of CACTC. She previously worked at CACTC as the Program Coordination for a few years, focusing on substance use and youth prevention work. Then she worked at Tompkins Cortland Community College as the Alcohol & Drug Prevention Coordinator before returning to CACTC in 2020 to oversee the HEALing Communities project. Sara enjoys working with community partners to educate residents and implement system level changes to improve the quality of life for all.

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FAQs for Parents: Narcan (a Lifesaving Medication)

BySara WatrousDecember 28, 2021

Over the past year, you may have heard or seen stories about overdoses happening right here in our own community. Even with reported opioid use low amongst 7th-12th graders in our community, with 0.3% of students reporting heroin use and 2.9% reporting prescription pain

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4 Simple Steps Cortland County Parents Can Take This Month to Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse

BySara WatrousSeptember 18, 2020

The most common place Cortland County teens who used prescription pain relievers report accessing them is at home. This is where you come in—as a parent, you are able to physically prevent your teen from accessing prescription drugs with a few simple steps.