Expanded Syringe Access Program - Program
New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
100 S Mall Arterial
Room 387
Albany, NY
Supports the selling and furnishing of sterile syringes without a medical prescription in quantities of ten (10), including the proper disposal of used syringes. Provides a resource that offers options for the safe disposal of used “sharps” — syringes, needles and lancets — to reduce the transmission of blood borne diseases, minimizing environmental waste and creating safer jurisdictions for the community and emergency medical staff.
Narcan Training Services - Program
Rome Health
264 West Dominick Street
Rome, NY
Provides free trainings to the community about Narcan (naloxone), a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose and offers free Narcan kits while supplies are available.
Opioid Overdose Prevention Program - Program
New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
100 S Mall Arterial
Room 387
Albany, NY
Links to over 700 registered opioid overdose prevention programs throughout NYS provide free training and furnish free or with health insurance – low costs- naloxone kits to the community. Offers Opioid Overdose Program Directory: www.health.ny.gov/diseases/aids/general/resources/oop_directory/index.htm. Offers Naloxone Co-payment Assistance Program (N-CAP), an important pharmacy benefit for all New Yorkers who have prescription coverage through their health insurance plans. Co-payments for …
Safety First Syringe Exchange - Program
ACR Health
637 West Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY
Provides access to sterile injection sup0plies as well as safe disposal of used syringes. Offers naloxone (Narcan) training, safety planning, and risk reduction counseling.
Syringe Exchange Programs/ Health Hubs - Program
New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
100 S Mall Arterial
Room 387
Albany, NY
Offers Syringe Exchange Programs (SEPs), which provide new, sterile syringes, naloxone/Narcan, HIV/HCV testing and an array of counseling/educational services at locations throughout New York State. Drug User Health Hubs are co-located at SEPs and provide accessible primary care, medication for opioid use disorder and Hepatitis C care and treatment. Locations are partnered community organizations.
