Addiction & Recovery News

Breaking developments in drug policy, overdose prevention, and addiction treatment in New York.

Kennedy Announces $100M Federal Plan to Link Homeless Americans to Addiction Treatment

The Trump administration's first major addiction policy move pairs $100 million in new federal funding with a sharp break from harm reduction — a combination that has addiction medicine providers watching closely.

February 18, 20263 min read

treatment residential new-york

Long Island Gets New York's First Residential Addiction Program Built Specifically for Young Adults

New York has hundreds of residential treatment programs, but until now, none were built around the specific needs of young adults. A new facility in Brentwood is trying to change that — and the gap it's filling says something about how the state thinks about addiction in people under 25.

February 18, 20266 min read

overdose opioid fentanyl

New York Just Recorded Its Lowest Overdose Death Toll Since Before COVID. Here's What Changed.

For two consecutive years, New York has posted dramatic declines in overdose deaths. An estimated 4,567 people died in 2024, compared to 6,688 in 2023 — a drop the state hasn't seen since before the pandemic. Here's what drove it, who's still being left behind, and why 2026 will test how durable these gains really are.

February 18, 20267 min read