The Heroin Epidemic; A Report On Heroin Use, Treatment, Prevention & Education Efforts In New York State

This report was released February 1, 2016 by the New York Assembly Minority Task Force on Heroin Addiction & Community Response. The Task Force assessed the state’'s response to the statewide rise in opioid addiction, and developed recommendations. The Task Force recommendations focus is on expanding prompt access to treatment and recovery services; the specific recommendations address publicly funded treatment through Medicaid and grants, privately funded services, and treatment provided to people involved with the criminal justice system . . .