Addiction Services and Supports

What Addiction Services and Supports does

The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) is the state's lead agency for overdose, substance use disorders, and problem gambling. It serves New Yorkers through a continuum of prevention, treatment, harm reduction, recovery, and gambling services, operating 12 Addiction Treatment Centers and overseeing more than 900 certified provider programs. Its beneficiary population is broad, including the general public and families, youth, pregnant and parenting persons, justice-involved individuals, LGBTQ+ people, veterans, older adults, and people with gambling disorders.

OASAS combines direct service delivery with system administration. It uses the LOCADTR tool for level-of-care placement, SBIRT protocols for screening and referral, interactive dashboards for overdose deaths, treatment utilization, harm-reduction distribution and other outcomes, and online credentialing and provider tools. The delivery system includes a 24/7 HOPEline, an online provider directory, mail-order naloxone and drug test strips, state-run inpatient and residential capacity, regional supports, recovery residences, and medication for addiction treatment in all 58 jails and 42 prisons.

Unlike a commercial provider, OASAS does not generate conventional product-sale revenue. The supplied data identifies state appropriations, federal grants, opioid settlement funds, Medicaid payments for covered services, and competitive procurement contracts as funding mechanisms, while treatment and core harm-reduction services are generally free regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. No agency-specific annual revenue, budget, or margin is disclosed, and the more-than-$500 million annual grants portfolio and multi-year opioid settlement proceeds should not be treated as recognized revenue. Primary source basis:.

Name

Addiction Services and Supports

Legal name

Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)

Website

https://oasas.ny.gov

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports funds, regulates, and operates addiction prevention, treatment, harm-reduction, recovery, and gambling services for residents statewide through 12 state-run centers and more than 900 certified providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Treatment Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (622210), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs (BPAIAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Program Funding (Public Health) (HLAJALAI), Substance Use, Addiction & Harm Reduction Health Departments (HLAJAAAM)

Keywords

• Addiction treatment services
• Substance use prevention
• Harm reduction programs
• Recovery support services
• Problem gambling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. State Appropriations: Core funding from New York State government appropriations to operate the state agency, 12 Addiction Treatment Centers, and administer addiction services statewide.
2. Opioid Settlement Funds: Oversees approximately 40% of New York's opioid settlement funding (over $3 billion secured over 18 years), with $454 million committed in first 5 years. The remainder goes directly to local counties and cities.
3. Federal Grants: Federal funding including Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant, State Opioid Response (SOR) Grants from SAMHSA (over $500 million annually in discretionary spending), and Medicaid payments for covered services.
4. Competitive Procurement: Grants and contracts awarded to not-for-profit organizations, local governmental units, and businesses through competitive procurement processes for addiction services programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

OASAS is New York's lead state agency for addressing overdose, substance use disorders and problem gambling. The agency funds, regulates, and supports a wide range of programs, operating 12 state-run Addiction Treatment Centers and overseeing a network of over 900 certified provider programs delivering prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery services across all 62 counties in New York State.

Product overview

The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) operates as a state government agency overseeing one of the nation's largest addiction services systems, not a unified software product. The agency delivers a comprehensive portfolio of interconnected service programs including Prevention Programs (school- and community-based education), Treatment Services (outpatient, residential, and MAT programs), Harm Reduction Services (naloxone and test strip distribution via Project COPE and Harm Reduction Delivered), Recovery Support Services (certified residences, peer support, housing), Gambling Harm Services, and 12 state-operated Addiction Treatment Centers. Supporting infrastructure includes the 24/7 HOPEline crisis hotline, professional credentialing programs (CASAC, CPP/CPS), workforce development scholarships, and public awareness campaigns (Turn the Page on Stigma, Take a Pause, Drop Your POV). The Addiction: The Next Step podcast provides ongoing education, while the Recovery Friendly Workplace Tax Credit incentivizes employment of people in recovery. Together, these programs form a data-driven continuum of care from prevention through long-term recovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Addiction: The Next Step: Weekly podcast featuring information and inspiration for those ready to take the next step in addressing addiction, highlighting addiction and harm reduction services available in New York.
• HOPEline
• Project COPE
• Turn the Page Campaign
• Take a Pause Campaign
• Harm Reduction Campaign
• Recovery Friendly Workplace Tax Credit

Products and services

• Prevention Programs
• Treatment Services
• Harm Reduction Services
• Recovery Support Services
• Gambling Harm Services
• HOPEline
• Addiction Treatment Centers
• Project COPE
• Harm Reduction Delivered
• CASAC Credentialing
• CPP/CPS Credentialing

Quantifiable outcome

• Overdose deaths declined for third consecutive year under current leadership
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NY MATTERScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Harm Reduction Delivered initiative, providing free naloxone and drug test strips directly to New Yorkers by mail. NY MATTERS serves as the operational partner for this initiative funded by Opioid Settlement dollars.
• Office of Mental Health (OMH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative advisory relationship through the Behavioral Health Services Advisory Council (BHSAC) which advises both OASAS and OMH on improving behavioral health services in New York. Jointly promulgating Certified Community Behavioral Health Center regulations.
• Governor Hochul's Inter-Agency Task Force on Overdose PreventioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormed by Governor Hochul to address rising opioid overdose rates. OASAS serves as a key participating agency in this cross-government coordination effort.
• NYS Office of General Services (OGS)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorState procurement partner providing bid opportunities, state contract reporter, and procurement infrastructure for addiction services vendors.
• GamFincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancial counseling partnership providing free financial counseling services for New Yorkers experiencing gambling-related financial harms. Available through the gambling resources section of OASAS website.
• Peer Recovery Center of ExcellencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAMHSA-funded training and technical assistance center (before Associate Commissioner Dr. Adam Viera joined OASAS). Worked to expand reach, effectiveness, and quality of peer recovery support services and recovery community organizations.
• Drugfree.orgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Help & Hope Text Program. Individuals can text JOIN to 55753 to receive personalized support messages or connect with a specialist.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): Federal research agency under NIH that funds addiction-related research and evidence base. Connected to OASAS through the LOCADTR evidence base, the federal methadone contingency management project that staffed an OASAS Grants leader, and the broader research-to-practice pipeline OASAS uses to inform treatment policy.
• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration): Federal agency within HHS that funds and sets national policy for substance use and mental health services. Comparable to OASAS at the federal level, distributing the SAPT Block Grant, SOR grants, and other discretionary funding that OASAS administers at the state level.

Regional players

• Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS): Connecticut's state agency administering mental health and substance use services, including prevention, treatment, and recovery programs. Functionally comparable to OASAS as a regional peer, with similar licensing/oversight of providers and statewide helpline infrastructure.
• New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services: New Jersey's state-level authority for mental health and addiction services within the Department of Human Services. Comparable in function (state SUD administration) and regionally adjacent to NY, but organized within a broader combined behavioral health umbrella rather than as a standalone addiction agency.

Broad incumbents

• Texas Health and Human Services Commission - Behavioral Health Services: Texas's behavioral health administration, including substance use disorder services within a broad health and human services umbrella. Comparable in administering SUD programs statewide but operating as part of a much larger general-purpose health agency rather than as a dedicated addiction authority.
• California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) - Substance Use Disorder Services Division: California's equivalent state agency administering SUD treatment, prevention, and recovery services through Drug Medi-Cal and licensed programs. Highly comparable to OASAS as a large state behavioral health authority, but with a much larger population and Medi-Cal-driven financing model.

Direct peers

• Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS): Ohio's combined mental health and addiction services state agency, administering prevention, treatment, and recovery programs statewide. Comparable to OASAS in scale and integrated behavioral health mandate, though Ohio folds mental health administration into the same agency rather than treating addiction as standalone.
• Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS): Massachusetts's designated state agency for substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery services within the Department of Public Health. Closest direct peer to OASAS in scope: state-level SUD authority operating prevention, treatment, and harm reduction programs with a similar regulatory and funding role.
• Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP): Pennsylvania's standalone cabinet-level state agency administering drug and alcohol prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery services. Direct structural peer to OASAS as a state agency with similar single-substance-use mandate and SCA-administered provider network.
• Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS): Virginia's state agency overseeing behavioral health, including substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery services. Direct structural peer to OASAS in role as state behavioral health authority administering community services boards and licensed providers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nysoasas
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/nysoasas
• Facebookfacebook.com/NewYorkStateOASAS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nysoasas
• Instagraminstagram.com/nys_oasas/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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