Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services (CARS), an affiliate of Cayuga Health, opened Opioid Treatment Program services to local residents at 6 Euclid Ave on January 6, 2025.
CARS provides treatment options to assist with opiate use disorder. Services include individual and group counseling, Hepatitis C treatment, and peer services. The CARS Cortland treatment program is the first of this kind in the area, offering both medication-assisted treatment and counseling-based services.
Funding for CARS’ Opioid Treatment Program is being provided by Healing Cortland supported by Columbia University’s HEALing Communities Study, a National Institute of Health effort to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
“CARS offers treatment to those with substance use disorders in the most convenient means possible to them,” said Jeff Penoyer, Chief Operating Officer, Cayuga Health Ambulatory Services. “This multi-faceted Opioid Treatment Program offers new options for people who need these services here in Cortland, where they live and work.”
“We are grateful to Healing Cortland for assisting us in extending assistance to those struggling with opiate use disorders,” said Julie Steele, Assistant Vice President of Behavioral Health Services. “CARS now proudly offers proven, evidence-based services and support, right here in Cortland.”
