Harm Reduction

Get involved in reducing the risks of substance use and improving the lives of those living with addiction in your community.
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Naloxone and Test Strips Available

In an effort to curb the overdose epidemic in NY, we're making naloxone and fentanyl test strips available to all providers.
Harm Reduction is an Imperative

Overdose deaths are at a record high nationwide. The ubiquity of fentanyl and its analogues has much to do with the rise in overdose deaths. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50-100x stronger than morphine, and its analogues which are often even more potent, have been found mixed in cocaine, heroin, MDMA/ecstasy/Molly, and pressed into pills -essentially anything purchased illicitly - often unbeknownst to both dealers and end users. This increases the risk of overdose for people who use any substance including people using for the first time. Now more than ever, harm reduction is an imperative.

Harm reduction saves lives and decreases potential harms associated with substance use. Tools and strategies that reduce harms include: naloxone and naloxone training; syringe services programs; access to fentanyl test strips; overdose prevention centers; removal of stigma and barriers to treatment and to medications for treatment; Deterra medication disposal bag; anti-stigma work; increased public awareness and education; and grassroots work by peers, recovery supports, and prevention coalitions.

Life-Saving Tools

Fentanyl is lethal in small doses and undetectable by sight, smell, or taste. Test strips detect the presence of fentanyl, in any amount, that has been mixed in with other substances (e.g., cocaine or heroin).

Local Services
Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs
Local Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs or OOPPs connect New Yorkers with naloxone, naloxone training, fentanyl test strips, and safe syringe access and disposal services.

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Community Impact
Community coalitions are grassroots organizations that operate locally to promote addiction prevention. Coalition members are not addiction service professionals, they are everyday New Yorkers united by a common goal: combating addiction in their community and in the state of New York. Additionally, OASAS partners at Friends of Recovery New York to organize and lead a network of Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs).
Prevention
Talk to Prevent

Resources for starting meaningful conversations about addiction, treatment, and recovery. 

Warning Signs

Recognize the signs of substance use disorder, gambling addiction, and opioid overdose.

Educational Resources

Our latest campaign increases awareness to critical addiction resources to help reduce overdose rates and save lives.