New York State's Opioid Overdose Prevention Program
Drug overdose is a serious public health concern and opioid-related overdose has increased as a health threat. A life-saving law took effect on April 1, 2006, making it legal in New York State for non-medical persons to administer Naloxone to another individual to prevent an opioid/heroin overdose from becoming fatal. All registered opioid overdose programs are furnished Naloxone (Narcan) by the NYSDOH. It is a prescription medicine that reverses an overdose by blocking heroin (or other opioids) in the brain for 30 to 90 minutes.
What's New?
Post-Opioid Overdose Interventions
Opioid Overdose Prevention Program System
- Naloxone Co-payment Assistance Program (N-CAP)
- Opioid-related Data in New York State
- These data include county-level quarterly reports recommended by the New York State Heroin and Opioid Task Force and specified in amendments to Public Health Law Section 3309; prevalence of illicit drug use; opioid outpatient emergency department visits; and opioid hospital discharge data.
- Naloxone Now Available at Over 2,600 Pharmacies Statewide - Find a Pharmacy Near You!
- Data Brief on Use of Naloxone by Law Enforcement (October 2022)
- Data Brief on Post-Naloxone Symptoms Among People Administered 8mg vs. 4mg Intranasal Naloxone - New York State (NYS), 2022-23 (PDF, Updated Sept. 2023)
Information for the Public
- Naloxone Co-payment Assistance Program (N-CAP)
- Opioid Overdose Program Directory: Find a Program near You
- Public Health Law & Regulations
- Facts about the 911 Good Samaritan Law
- Overdose Prevention Trainings and Events
- Facts about an Opioid Overdose & Materials
- The New York State Opioid Overdose and Intranasal Naloxone Program for Law Enforcement
Information for Providers
- Standing Order for Naloxone in Pharmacies
- How to become a registered Opioid Overdose Prevention Program
- Putting the Pieces Together: A Guide for New York State's Registered Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs (PDF)
- Public Health Law & Regulations, and 911 Good Samaritan Law
- Opioid Overdose Program Directory: Find a Program near You
- Resources for Registered Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs
- Naloxone Co-payment Assistance Program (N-CAP)
- Considerations for Deployment of Naloxone Housings (NaloxBoxes) (PDF)
- Resources for Specific Settings
- Technical Working Group on Resuscitation Training in Naloxone Provision Programs 2016 Report
