The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services today
announced the opening of a new Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) in
Syracuse, with the capacity to provide medication-assisted treatment for
up to 250 people with an opioid addiction. The new program, opening
today at 329 North Salina Street, will be run by Syracuse Behavioral
Health (SBH) and co-located with their Integrated Outpatient Clinic,
which provides a variety of additional services.
“Medication-assisted treatment is vital for so many people who suffer from substance use disorder,” said New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez.
“The additional treatment slots and services Syracuse Behavioral Health
will offer at this center are an important step in responding to the
opioid crisis in Onondaga County and the whole Central New York region.”
“In my travels across New York State, I have seen
first-hand the serious effect that addiction has on families, friends
and neighbors of those addicted. Governor Cuomo is leading the charge
to combat the heroin and opioid crisis affecting our families by
ensuring immediate access to the supports and services needed for a
successful recovery,” said Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul, co-chair of the Governor's task force to combat heroin and opioid addiction. “The
new treatment opportunities will provide even more people with the
critical services they need to overcome their addiction.”
"We are grateful for the leadership shown by
Governor, Andrew Cuomo, Lt. Governor, Kathy Hochul, the New York State
Legislature, and OASAS Commissioner Arlene Gonzalez Sanchez, in securing
the funding needed to add an OTP clinic to our Outpatient Behavioral
Health Center of Excellence,” said Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare President and CEO Jeremy Klemanski.
“Thanks to this funding, we have been able to expand our capacity and
provide substance disorder treatment to even more people.”
Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare was one of eight
addiction treatment providers in seven counties across New York State
selected to receive funding as part of the Governor’s aggressive efforts
to combat opioid misuse and heroin use, and the disease of addiction.
The OTP Clinic is housed in the same facility as
Syracuse Behavioral Health’s Integrated Outpatient Clinic enabling
access to mental health and housing services. The clinic will provide
medication-assisted treatment (MAT) including methadone, buprenorphine
and vivitrol, to treat opioid dependence. Counseling, recovery support
services and other patient-centered services will also be available.
The OTP clinic will be open six days a week, Monday through Saturday, as early as 6 a.m., enabling people to receive treatment dosages before going to work or other appointments.
The OTP clinic will be open six days a week, Monday through Saturday, as early as 6 a.m., enabling people to receive treatment dosages before going to work or other appointments.
Medication-assisted
treatment is the use of medications, in combination with counseling and
behavioral therapies, to provide a whole-patient approach to the
treatment of substance use disorders. Research shows that when treating substance-use disorders, a combination of medication and behavioral therapies is most successful. MAT is clinically driven with a focus on individualized patient care.
Funding for these new treatment services was
provided as part of an $8.1 million Rapid Treatment Expansion Capital
Funding Grant, which Governor Cuomo announced in January. The funding is
intended to support construction needs and operational assistance for
treatment programming and the development of up to 80 new residential
treatment beds and 600 new opioid treatment slots across the state.
Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare was awarded
$1,164,808 for OTP facility renovations which included five dosing
windows, several new exam rooms, a larger nursing station, and an
expansion of the waiting room and reception area.
New Yorkers struggling with an addiction, or whose
loved ones are struggling, can find help and hope by calling the
state’s toll-free, 24-hour, 7-day-a-week HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) or by texting HOPENY (Short Code 467369).
Available addiction treatment including crisis/detox, inpatient, community residence, or outpatient care can be found using this new and improved NYS OASAS Treatment Availability Dashboard at FindAddictionTrea
Visit www.combatheroin.ny.gov
Source: New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
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