Opioids: Healthcare Provider Information

Healthcare providers play a critical role in the opioid epidemic. Learn about what you can do to assist.

• Mandatory Prescriber Education - Prescribers licensed in New York to treat humans and who have a DEA registration number to prescribe controlled substances, as well as medical residents who prescribe controlled substances under a facility DEA registration number, must complete at least three (3) hours of course work or training in pain management, palliative care, and addiction by July 1, 2017.
  • Opioid Prescriber Training Program
  • More Information and Guidance
  • Mandatory Prescriber Education Guidance
• Prescription Monitoring Program
• Opioid Treatment Guidelines
• Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT): Buprenorphine
• Opioids and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) - Language Matters
  English, Spanish
• How to Care For a Baby with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
  English, Spanish
• Perinatal Substance Use - 5 Ways You Can Improve Care During Pregnancy and Beyond
  English, Spanish
• New York State Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy & Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Project