The protesters started out with dozens gathering at City Hall’s plaza for a vigil to honor lives lost to the overdose crisis, which they date back to the so-dubbed “war on drugs” as well as the recent fentanyl and opioid waves. The rallying groups included Vocal-NY, Drug Policy Alliance, and Katal Center members. Reverend Erica […]
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VOCAL-NY calls on New York State and Governor Hochul to prioritize funding for Harm Reduction programs and an End to the War on Drugs NEW YORK – Today, amidst an overdose crisis that claimed a predicted 6,677 lives in New York State in 2022, VOCAL-NY has joined a national coalition of more than 130 organizations comprised of public health
VOCAL-NY is proud to join a list of more than 130 organizations representing advocates and experts from public health, overdose prevention, and drug policy across the nation in releasing a roadmap on how states should spend $50 billion in opioid settlement funds. Public health expertscall on states, counties, and municipalities to invest 100% of these
CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org NEW YORK STATE MUST ACT: AFTER NYC OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTERS SAVE MORE THAN 1,000 LIVES, IT’S TIME TO AUTHORIZE See Coverage From City & State of OnPoint’s Life-Saving Work NEW YORK — Today, a New York Times article was published that underscores the need for Overdose Prevention Centers (OPCs) to be
CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203-470-9979 AFTER LEGISLATURE’S FAILURE, GOVERNOR HOCHUL MUST ACT TO ADDRESS NEW YORK’S OVERDOSE CRISIS Despite Overdose Deaths at an All-Time High Across New York, State Leaders Refuse to Authorize Overdose Prevention Centers Across New York State NYC’s Overdose Prevention Centers, the First Two Sanctioned in the Nation, Have Already Saved 900+
CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org /Steven Gray, steven@vocal-ny.org, 917-774-5907 VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF THE SAFER CONSUMPTION SERVICES ACT THROUGH THE SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE The Safer Consumption Services Act Would Authorize Overdose Prevention Centers Across New York State More Than 17 New Yorkers Die a Day From a Preventable Overdose Statewide NEW YORK — Today, in response to
We write to you as 73 organizations working on the front lines of New York State’s heart-wrenching overdose crisis. The overdose crisis is a kitchen-table issue that affects every corner of our state, and OnPoint has made New York a beacon for harm reduction across the country. As Governor Hochul continues to stall in addressing
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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org SHAME ON GOV. HOCHUL: FINAL STATE BUDGET FAILS MARGINALIZED NEW YORKERS ACROSS THE BOARD; ALL EYES ON LEGISLATURE TO TAKE LEAD Governor Hochul Stripped the Rights And Safety of Marginalized Communities — No Different Than GOP-Held States Across the Country NEW YORK — Last night, lawmakers voted to pass a final New York State
CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org GOV. HOCHUL’S POLITICAL MANEUVERING WILL COST NEW YORKERS THEIR LIVELIHOODS, HOMES, AND WELL-BEING Heading Into Negotiations, New York Faced Housing and Preventable Overdose Crises — All Which Remain Unchanged Thanks to Governor Hochul’s Negligence NEW YORK — In response to Governor Hochul’s Thursday night press conference announcing a “conceptual agreement” on
For the majority of my life, from Buffalo to Brooklyn, I’ve been walking over dead bodies. Every day, 17 New Yorkers are lost to the same crisis: preventable overdose. Each person we lose has their own story, their own loved ones and their own past. But until New York State takes action to combat these
