Summary
STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANTS - THE MARYLAND STATE OPIOID RESPONSE IV INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO TAKE A STRATEGIC AND TARGETED APPROACH TO INCREASING ACCESS TO AND ENHANCING THE REACH AND CAPACITY OF PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) AND/OR A STIMULANT USE DISORDER. THIS INITIATIVE WILL INTENTIONALLY TARGET REGIONS AND POPULATIONS WITH THE GREATEST RISK AND NEED FOR OUD AND STIMULANT USE DISORDER SERVICES BY REDUCING GAPS IN THE SUD/OUD CONTINUUM OF SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MARYLAND. THE MARYLAND SOR IV PROGRAM AIMS TO SERVE A TOTAL OF 888,900 (YR 1: 286,224; YR 2: 301,118; YR 3: 301,558) INDIVIDUALS THROUGH PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. ALIGNED WITH SAMHSA FUNDING PRIORITIES, THE MARYLAND SOR IV INITIATIVE AIMS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1. REDUCE OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE DEATHS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD) AND
