Summary
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA'S OPIOID RESPONSE 3 - THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA'S OPIOID RESPONSE 3 (DCOR 3) INITIATIVE WILL FOCUS ON INCREASING ACCESS TO MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD), REDUCING UNMET TREATMENT NEEDS, AND REDUCING OPIOID OVERDOSE-RELATED DEATHS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (RSS) TO INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD). EXPANDED SERVICES AND SUPPORTS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS WITH STIMULANT USE DISORDERS (STUD). THROUGH SUPPORT FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (SOR) GRANTS (DCOR 1 AND 2), THE DISTRICT HAS INCREASED ACCESS TO MOUD, INCLUDING IN THE DC JAIL, AND HAS EXPANDED THE ARRAY OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT AND RSS. THE SOR 3 GRANT WILL CONTINUE MANY OF THESE INITIATIVES BUT WILL ALSO INCREASE ENTRY POINTS IN THE SYSTEM OF CARE (E.G., STABILIZATION AND SOBERING CENTER, SATELLITE OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS [OTPS]) AND IMPROVE THE COORDINATION OF CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS AS THEY M
