The New York City Municipal Drug Strategy Council (MDSC) is a body of government and community experts in substance use and substance use care and treatment. This report includes an overview of current drug strategy and progress made during the past two years and offers recommendations.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams releases a statement after New York State’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) approved the first round of Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses and proposed their adult-use cannabis regulation package:
In accordance with the New York City Administrative Code §17-1001 (as amended by Local Law No. 19 of 2005), this report summarizes the Prescription Drug Discount Card Program, known as BigAppleRx. This report includes the period January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021.
Pursuant to Admin Code Sect. 14-175, this quarterly report contains information on the # of arrests made and summonses issued for P.L. 221.05, 221.10, and 221.15, disaggregated by offense, race, gender, and age, and by borough, precinct, police service area, and transit district
Pursuant to Admin Code Sect. 14-176, this quarterly report contains information on the # of opioid antagonists the dept has available, the # of officers trained to administer opioid antagonists, and the # of times the dept administered an antagonist to an overdose victim, disaggregated by borough
This report provides updates to opioid training programs to certain individuals in administering opioid antagonists at the HRA’s HIV AIDS Services Administration (HASA) and the Department of Homeless Services.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams signs Intro 56, legislation aimed at reducing fatal overdoses by providing free naloxone kits of Narcan to nightlife establishments in New York City to administer in the case of an opioid overdose.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Kevin D. Kim announces the appointment of Dasheeda Dawson as the founding director of its new Cannabis NYC.