KENTUCKY OVERDOSE RESPONSE EFFORT - THE KENTUCKY OVERDOSE RESPONSE EFFORT (KORE) SUPPORTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO KENTUCKY'S OPIOID AND STIMULANT CRISIS BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. CENTRAL TO KORE’S APPROACH IS A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE CAPACITY TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS IN A DATA-DRIVEN, EQUITABLE, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED MANNER. ADDRESSING THE EVOLVING AND EXPANDING EPIDEMIC IS A TOP PRIORITY ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN KENTUCKY. OPIOID AND STIMULANT OVERDOSE REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES FACING THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. ALTHOUGH OVERDOSE DEATHS DECREASED BY 9.8% FROM 2022 TO 2023-A REDUCTION THAT WAS THREE TIMES THE NATIONAL AVERAGE—1,984 KENTUCKIANS DIED FROM A DRUG OVERDOSE, AND MOST OF THESE FATALITIES INVOLVED FENTANYL (79%) AND METHAMPHETAMINE (55%). INFORMED BY KORE’S STRA

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KENTUCKY OVERDOSE RESPONSE EFFORT - THE KENTUCKY OVERDOSE RESPONSE EFFORT (KORE) SUPPORTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO KENTUCKY'S OPIOID AND STIMULANT CRISIS BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. CENTRAL TO KORE’S APPROACH IS A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE CAPACITY TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS IN A DATA-DRIVEN, EQUITABLE, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED MANNER. ADDRESSING THE EVOLVING AND EXPANDING EPIDEMIC IS A TOP PRIORITY ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN KENTUCKY. OPIOID AND STIMULANT OVERDOSE REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES FACING THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. ALTHOUGH OVERDOSE DEATHS DECREASED BY 9.8% FROM 2022 TO 2023-A REDUCTION THAT WAS THREE TIMES THE NATIONAL AVERAGE—1,984 KENTUCKIANS DIED FROM A DRUG OVERDOSE, AND MOST OF THESE FATALITIES INVOLVED FENTANYL (79%) AND METHAMPHETAMINE (55%). INFORMED BY KORE’S STRA