STATE OPIOID RESPONSE - THROUGH THE NH STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (SOR) 2024, THE NH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WILL INCREASE SERVICES FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH OR AT RISK OF DEVELOPING A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) STATEWIDE. THE CONTINUED FOCUS OF SOR IN NH WILL BE IN ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE, CONTINUING TO CREATE ACCESS TO PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY FOR PEOPLE WITH ALL TYPES OF SUBSTANCE USE, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON OPIOID USE DISORDER AND STIMULANT USE DISORDER (O/STIMUD), AS WELL AS ADDRESSING ASSOCIATED CO-MORBIDITIES SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, INCLUSIVE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. WHILE SERVICES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN NH, SPECIAL POPULATIONS WILL REMAIN A PRIORITY. THESE SPECIAL POPULATIONS INCLUDE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS (16-25 YEARS OLD) AND THEIR FAMILIES; OLDER ADULTS; PREGNANT AND PARENTING PEOPLE; INDIVIDUALS WITH OR AT RISK OF HIV/AIDS; THE LGBTQA+ COMMUNITY; CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES IMPACTE

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STATE OPIOID RESPONSE - THROUGH THE NH STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (SOR) 2024, THE NH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WILL INCREASE SERVICES FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH OR AT RISK OF DEVELOPING A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) STATEWIDE. THE CONTINUED FOCUS OF SOR IN NH WILL BE IN ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE, CONTINUING TO CREATE ACCESS TO PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY FOR PEOPLE WITH ALL TYPES OF SUBSTANCE USE, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON OPIOID USE DISORDER AND STIMULANT USE DISORDER (O/STIMUD), AS WELL AS ADDRESSING ASSOCIATED CO-MORBIDITIES SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, INCLUSIVE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. WHILE SERVICES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN NH, SPECIAL POPULATIONS WILL REMAIN A PRIORITY. THESE SPECIAL POPULATIONS INCLUDE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS (16-25 YEARS OLD) AND THEIR FAMILIES; OLDER ADULTS; PREGNANT AND PARENTING PEOPLE; INDIVIDUALS WITH OR AT RISK OF HIV/AIDS; THE LGBTQA+ COMMUNITY; CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES IMPACTE