The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports oversees one of the nation's largest addiction services systems, which encompasses nearly 1600 prevention, treatment, and recovery programs in total. OASAS treatment programs alone assist over 100,000 New Yorkers on any given day and over 250,000 individual New Yorkers every year. The Office also monitors gambling and substance use and abuse trends in the state; provides a comprehensive education and prevention program through more than 1,500 programs based in schools and communities; promotes public awareness and citizen involvement through community action groups; pursues state, federal and private sources of funding for services; establishes linkages of services for clients in other human service agencies and criminal justice system; provides education and training for persons dealing with clients; and administers the credentialing of alcoholism and substance abuse counselors as well as prevention practitioners and prevention specialists. OASAS is the designated single state agency responsible for the coordination of state-federal relations in the area of addiction services. Social Media Use Policy: https://www.ny.gov/social-media-policy
