Office of Drug User Health Provider Resources
What's New?
- Suicide Prevention Resources Guide for Public Health and Service Providers (PDF)
- Screening and Testing for Substance Use in Pregnancy (PDF)
Extreme Heat and People Who Use Drugs
Buprenorphine is an effective treatment for opioid use disorder. It prevents drug withdrawal, blocks, or diminishes the effects of other opioids, and prevents the powerful cravings that accompany the reduction of opioid use.
The risk of an opioid overdose is also reduced for persons taking buprenorphine. Recently passed legislation (Chapter 432 of the Laws of 2021) will significantly expand buprenorphine and methadone access in correctional settings.
Below are Drug User Health Resources and Trainings, Buprenorphine, Harm Reduction and Emerging Drug User Health Resources for Providers.
Resources for Providers
- Xylazine: What Clinicians Need to Know(PDF)
- Xylazine Test Strip Counseling (PDF)
- New York State Guidance for Accessing Buprenorphine through Telemedicine (April 2021) (PDF)
- Buprenorphine Public Health Detailing Initiative Overview (PDF)
- Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
- Training for Clinicians
- Pregnancy and Substance Use: A Harm Reduction Toolkit
- Medicaid Harm Reduction Services Benefit
- NYSDOH AIDS Institute Substance User Clinical Guidelines
- New York State Coroner Medical Examiner White Paper (PDF)
Resources for Pharmacists
- ASAM American Society of Addiction Medicine
- APhA American Pharmacists Association
- PSSNY Pharmacist Society of the State of NY
- Pharmacy Buprenorphine Assistance Program (Bupe-AP) - The Buprenorphine Assistance Program is available at all AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) participating pharmacies and covers the cost of buprenorphine products indicated to treat substance use disorder (SUD) for persons who are uninsured or underinsured and not able to cover the cost of these products. This program covers copays and coordinates with patients’ insurers to cover any other out-of-pocket costs. To be eligible for Buprenorphine Assistance Program, people need to be enrolled in the program.
- To find out if a patient qualifies for the program and where they can be enrolled, call 518-459-1641
- Pharmacies must submit claims electronlically, using NCPDP version D.0 including the COB segment of the transaction, if appropriate. The Point-of-Sale system will verify the participant's eligibility and specific drug coverage as well as process and adjudicate claims. Claims must be submitted using the following payer information. For questions regarding participating pharmacies, NDC or claim processing, please call 800-542-2437 or 1-844-682-4058.
- Bupe-AP Pharmacy Palm Card (12047)
- The Drug Overdose Epidemic: Harm Reduction and the Role of the Pharmacist
- The Drug Overdose Epidemic: The Role of the Pharmacist in Addressing Stigma
Training and Resources for Corrections
- Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Corrections: The Evidence Base
- Addressing the Stigma of SUD in Corrections
- MOUD: Correctional Health Implementation Toolkit (PDF)
- MOUD: Albany County Correctional Facility Pilot Project (Video)
Opioid Overdose Reponse Training
- You can reverse and overdose if you know what to do and you act in time. Whether you use drugs, love someone who does, or just care about the people in your community, it's important to be prepared if you encounter someone who is overdosing. This training is for anyone who may be with or encounter a person that is experiencing an overdose.
- By the end of this training, you will be able to:
- List the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose
- Demonstrate how to administer naloxone
- Identify the steps to follow when encountering an opioid overdose
- Identify options for obtaining naloxone
- Identify resources for further training
- This training should take 15 minutes to complete.
- Register for Opioid Overdose Response Training
