Description: LICADD is staffed by a group of social workers, educators, clinicians, care coordinators, and other professionals working to strengthen the community and alleviate the ravages of drug and alcohol dependency and related issues.
substance abuse (532) alcoholism (335) drug addiction (198) alcohol recovery (26) drug recovery (24) addiction prevention (10) addiction awareness (4)
The share of drug overdose deaths in the state involving opioids increased to 85% in both 2020 and 2021
In 2021, 30 New Yorkers per 100,000 died from drug overdoses and 25 per 100,000 New Yorkers died from opioid overdoses
Clinical and EAP services provided via the hotline, individuals, groups, families and organizations in 2020