Funding Will be Used to Promote Prevention, Increase Education and Awareness, and to Purchase and Distribute Naloxone to Help Save Lives
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the receipt of grant of $4.25 million over a five-year period from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to help prevent prescription drug and opioid overdose-related deaths and adverse events. The grant will fund training for first responders, overdose prevention and other community-based service providers and partners, as well as individuals and families.
The announcement of this award coincides with the first ever NYS Opioid Overdose Awareness Day. This observance, organized by the NYS Department of Health, honors people who have died of overdoses and celebrates families and frontline workers who are dedicated to saving lives.
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2021