New York
State Facts
Deaths, or 72.2% of all overdose deaths in the year ending April 2025 involved opioids.¹
Claims, or 2.1% of all Medicare Part D claims were for opioids in 2023 – an average of 22 per prescriber.²
Opioid Prescriptions were written for every 100 persons in New York in 2023.³
the estimated total societal cost of opioid use disorder (OUD) to the state in 2024.⁴
Opioid Settlement Funds
It is critical to invest in prevention strategies that engage stakeholders, and impact people of all ages, in all regions and communities across the State.
Member & Endorser Footprint
Co-Sponsors (119th)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY-9)
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)
Rep. Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-02)
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03)
Rep. Timothy Kennedy (D-NY-36)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Rep. Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25)
Voices Letters
Testimony Before the New York State Senate Finance Committee
Testimony Before the New York State Ways & Means Committee
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). Medicare Part D Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f1051d23738c4980a08002bf301f7d8a
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). Opioid Dispensing Rate Maps. https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/data-research/facts-stats/opioid-dispensing-rate-maps.html
4. Avalere Health (2025). The cost of addiction: Opioid use disorder in the United States. https://advisory.avalerehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Avalere-Health-White-Paper_The-cost-of-opioid-addiction_OUD-in-the-United-States.pdf