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The NYSED Opioid Overdose Prevention Resources listed below may be used in consultation with the school medical director, administration, and school council in implementing a school or school district opioid overdose prevention program. 

NYSED Guidance for Schools

NYSED Opioid Overdose Prevention Memo 
Encouraging schools to register in the opioid overdose prevention program. (10/13/21) 

NYSED Guidance Document On Opioid Prevention 
Provides NYS Education Department (NYSED), NYS Department of Health (NYSDOH), and Harm Reduction Coalition guidance and training for schools choosing to participate as opioid antagonist recipients as defined by Public Health Law §3309. (Updated 3/2019) 

Naloxone Administration In Schools Options Chart 
This chart is referenced in the above document and describes how schools may register as NYSDOH Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs, obtain and administer naloxone. It includes applicable regulatory citations. (12/16) 

• Opioid Training Skills Checklist for School Staff 
  To be used to assess skills for non-medical staff who have completed the NYSDOH-NYSED approved webinar training and received a certificate of completion. 
• NYSDOH Steps for Naloxone Administration Infographic 
  Provides a visual overview of how to administer naloxone, rescue breathing steps, and how to care for someone after giving naloxone, (NYSDOH 7/17) 
• Responding To An Overdose Emergencies 
  For Staff - Provides a visual overview of steps for response and use of Narcan® (March 2019).

NYSDOH Opioid Prevention Webpage
Provides links to provider and consumer resources on naloxone administration, applicable NYS laws, guidelines, and fact sheets (Updated 3/2021). 

NYSDOH Opioid Overdose Prevention Schools Page
is dictated to assisting schools to obtain and provide naloxone. It includes information on how to become a registered Opioid Overdose Program, Resources for Registered Programs, and a listing of School and BOCES Districts Registered as Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs (Updated 1/2021) 

NYSDOH Opioid-related Data in New York State
Provides information that can be used to help identify where communities are struggling, help tailor interventions, and show improvements (Last updated January 2020). 

Naloxone Medications

• NARCAN® (naloxone hydrochloride) Nasal Spray 4 mg dose by Adapt Pharma. 
• Adapt Pharma offers up to two cartons (four 4mg doses) of Narcan® nasal spray at no cost to all NYS high schools. Visit the Narcan® Public Service Page to learn more.  

Note: Links provided for educational purposes only. No endorsement is intended or implied

Policy and Notification Samples for Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs 

Sample policies and procedures for NYSDOH Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs and/or Licensed Prescribers
While not school-specific, this NYSDOH sample may be used as a guide in developing policies and procedures in accordance with school medical director, administrative and counsel guidance. (3/21/14)

Sample District Notification to Parents Regarding the Implementation of an Opioid Overdose Prevention Program 
Provides a brief explanation of an Opioid Prevention Program. Literacy level approximately 8th grade. (12/2016)