LOUISIANA STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (LASOR) 4.0 - THE LOUISIANA STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (LASOR) 4.0 PROGRAM WILL ENHANCE EXISTING STATEWIDE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OR AT RISK FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) AND/OR STIMULANT USE AND MISUSE DISORDER (SUM). SPECIAL POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED BY THIS GRANT ARE (1) THE UNDER- AND UNINSURED, (2) THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE POPULATION, (3) PREGNANT PEOPLE AND INFANTS, (4) TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, (5) PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS, (6) COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, (7) YOUTH INCLUDING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, AND (8) VETERANS. WHILE SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED STATEWIDE, THE FOCUS WILL BE ON THE AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST OVERDOSE RATES AND THE HIGHEST OVERDOSE VOLUMES, IN ADDITION TO AREAS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD) BASED ON THE LASOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE GOALS OF LASOR 4.0 INCLUDE 1) REDUCE OPIOID AND STIMULANT-RELATED DEATHS AND INCIDENTS BY IMPLEMENTING HIGH-QUALITY, EVIDENCE-BASED TRE

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LOUISIANA STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (LASOR) 4.0 - THE LOUISIANA STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (LASOR) 4.0 PROGRAM WILL ENHANCE EXISTING STATEWIDE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OR AT RISK FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) AND/OR STIMULANT USE AND MISUSE DISORDER (SUM). SPECIAL POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED BY THIS GRANT ARE (1) THE UNDER- AND UNINSURED, (2) THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE POPULATION, (3) PREGNANT PEOPLE AND INFANTS, (4) TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, (5) PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS, (6) COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, (7) YOUTH INCLUDING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, AND (8) VETERANS. WHILE SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED STATEWIDE, THE FOCUS WILL BE ON THE AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST OVERDOSE RATES AND THE HIGHEST OVERDOSE VOLUMES, IN ADDITION TO AREAS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD) BASED ON THE LASOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE GOALS OF LASOR 4.0 INCLUDE 1) REDUCE OPIOID AND STIMULANT-RELATED DEATHS AND INCIDENTS BY IMPLEMENTING HIGH-QUALITY, EVIDENCE-BASED TRE