Overdose Prevention Trainings and Events

New York State Overdose Awareness Day

New York State Overdose Awareness Day is an annual event in September to remember people lost to overdose and honor the individuals and programs who work together to end the overdose epidemic. These efforts include prioritizing and elevating harm reduction skills, services, and practices. Find a local overdose awareness events near you.

This toolkit includes social media graphics and posts to get the word out about overdose prevention and the Department of Health's sponsored New York State Overdose Awareness Day virtual event.

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Previous Statewide Overdose Awareness Press Releases:

 

Free Statewide Overdose Prevention Trainings

Anyone can be trained in overdose prevention. By the end of a training, participants are able to:

  • List the benefits of the New York State 911 Good Samaritan Law including the importance of calling emergency medical services;
  • State the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose;
  • Review the steps on how to respond to an overdose and administer naloxone; and
  • State where to get naloxone, and how to access naloxone using the cost-saving program Naloxone Co-payment Assistance Program (N-CAP).

Training and Overdose Awareness Events by Regions

Statewide

Registration and event details are the sole responsibility of the program

Central NY/Syracuse Region

  • Broome County
    • Aug. 6 - National Night OUt: The Goodwill Theater/Schorr Family Firehouse, 48 Willow St., Johnson City, NY 13790
      • Narcan Training from 5:30 - 7:30 PM
    • Aug. 11 - 20: The Innovative Readiness Training at SUNY Broome (the ICE Center), 907 Upper Front St., Binghamton, NY 13905
      • Narcan Training:
        • Aug. 11, 12 & 14: 1:00 - 5:00PM
        • August 14 & 15: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Walk-in Narcan trainings at the Broome County Health Department, 225 Front St., Binghamton, NY 13901. Call or stop in (607) 778-2805, Mon- Fri 9:00 - 4:00
  • United Health Services (UHS)
    • Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, by phone and pick-up (607) 762-2622
  • Prevention Network
  • Southern Tier AIDS Program (STAP)
  • Coventry Emergency Squad

Finger Lakes/Rochester Region

  • Clinton Family Health Center - first Friday each month (English and Spanish), 1:00 - 2:00 PM at 293 Upper Falls Blvd., Rochester, NY 14605 - Rosa Camacho (585) 922-0251
  • Monroe County Dept. of Public Health - first Wednesday each month, 9:00 - 10:00 AM and 4:00 - 5:00 PM at 111 Westfall Rd., Rm. 142, Rochester, NY 14620
  • Monroe County Office of Mental Health, 1099 Jay Street, Bldg. J, 3rd Fl., Rochester, NY 14611 - mdoherty@ccsi.org (585) 753-2614
  • Catholic Family Center/Restart - second Thursday each month, 2:00 - 3:00 PM at 79 N. Clinton St., Rochester, NY 14604 - Sametrius Brigham (585) 546-7220, x5054
  • Huther Doyle - third Friday each month at 360 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604; Mayra Rodriguez (585) 325-5100
  • Trillium Health Virtual Community Narcan Training - check registration forms for dates and times

Lower/Mid- Hudson Region

Westchester County

  • Ardsley Ambulance - two times each month at 19 American Legion Drive
    Ardsley, NY 10502, Tony Sari (914) 494-1402
  • How to Save Lives with Naloxone: Virtual Overdose Prevention Training - third Thursday of every month at 6:30 PM. Register by emailing: ssal@drugcrisisisinourbackyard.com
  • HRHCare Community Health - third Monday each month at 75 Washington Street
    Lower Level Large Conference Room, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, Margie Stickles (845) 790-7990 ext. 66011
  • New Paltz Opioid Overdose Prevention & Response Team - www.opioidpreventionnp.org, Phoenix at (845) 256-5014
  • AJS Wellness Center - Narcan Training - EVERY Monday (Spanish & English), 33 Lincoln Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10801, 5:30 - 7:30PM
  • Families Affectged by Addiction Support Group - Narcan Traning Available In-Person
    • Every Friday Evening, 6:00 - 7:00 PM
    • In-person and via Zoom (ID: 86080066467 - Password: 580938)
    • 250 Bryant Ave, White Plains, NY 10605 (Courtyard Enterance)
    • (914) 949-8500 or NCAADWestchester.info@ncaadwestchester.org

Dutchess County

  • Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health - fourth Wednesday each month, virtual at 4:30 - 5:30 PM, Lori Levine (845) 486-2844 or text to (845) 243-4428
  • National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence Westchester, Inc. - (914) 949-8500

Nassau/Suffolk Region

  • Family and Children's Association on-demand, (516) 746-0350 x4394 Ryan Kiser
  • Nassau County Department of Human Services Office of Mental Health, Chemical Dependency and Developmental Disabilities Services call to schedule, (516) 227-7057
  • Community Action for Social Justice on-demand, (866) 599-7260; Nichole Chimento

New York City

  • NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene - Find naloxone and community opioid overdose trainings
  • Alliance's Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center - English and Spanish at 25 Allen Street New York, NY 10002, Reilly Glasgow (212) 226-6333 ext. 146
  • South Beach Addiction Treatment Center - last Wednesday each month, 10:00 AM; Binu Thomas at (718) 667-2772
  • Washington Heights CORNER Project - Tuesday & Thursday each month, 1:00 PM; 212-923-7600 ext. 121
  • Community Health Action of Staten Island request by email Jamie.Longo@chasiny.org
  • Gay Men's Health Crisis Opioid Overdose Prevention Program every Thursday at 3:00 - 4:00 PM, 446 West 33rd Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10001
  • Harlem United, first Monday each month at 2:00 - 3:00 PM, 290 Lenox Ave., Lower Level, New York, NY 10027 ; Anthony Cousins (212) 289-2378 x1277
  • Housing Works - every Friday at 2:00 - 4:00 PM, Cylar House Harm Reduction, 743-749 E 9th Street , (212) 677-7999 x4507 or x4506
  • Brooklyn Public Library - Greenpoint Branch - Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:00 - 7:30 PM, 107 Norman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222 , : 718-389-4394, https://discover.bklynlibrary.org/?event=true&search=narcan

Northeastern NY/Albany Region

  • Saratoga County Department of Health, 6012 County Farm Road, Ballston Spa, NY 12020, https://www.saratogacountyny.gov/Narcan/
  • Saratoga County Jail - third Thursday each month, 6010 County Farm Rd, Ballston Spa, NY 12020 ; (518) 281-8389 or Lieutenant Sean Connolly (518) 885-2478
  • Arms Recovery - February 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM. 289 Main Street, Schoharie, NY 12157. Registration: Tom (518) 605-3867
  • Rensselaer County - Naloxone Now - text the word "Narcan" to 21000 to arrange for curbside delivery
  • St. Lawrence County residents email narcan@stlawco.org

Western NY/Buffalo Region