Events listed on this page are meant to be a resource for our community members. Only Oneida County Opioid Task Force meetings and events will be posted on this page.

• Guest Speaker, Gary Mendell, Founder and CEO of Shatterproof, a national nonprofit committed to ending stigma associated with addiction,  presented at the event. Mendell discussed the loss of his son Brian to addiction and how he founded Shatterproof in an attempt to spare other families the same tragedy. Prior to losing his son, Mendell founded HEI Hotels & Resorts, a multi-billion-dollar company.  WATCH his presentation and compelling story about addiction stigma and its impact on people with addictions.
• Watch the Opioid Task Force Special Video  with local voices and perspectives including a parent who lost a child to overdose, a person living with addiction and a medical provider who focused on how the negative impacts of stigma and shame affects people with addiction.
•  THANK YOU! Video to all the dedicated partners that supported the Save-a-Life Campaign in which over 1,200 Naloxone/Narcan kits were distributed to community members, businesses and organizations in just 2 months.