Summary
NEW JERSEY STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (NJ SOR) - THE GOALS OF THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES' DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' (DMHAS) NEW JERSEY STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (NJ-SOR) PROJECT IS TO: 1) INCREASE ACCESS TO FDA-APPROVED MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD); 2) SUPPORT THE CONTINUUM OF PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) AND CONCURRENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUDS); 3) SUPPORT THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR STIMULANT MISUSE AND USE DISORDERS; 4) REDUCE UNMET TREATMENT NEED; AND 5) REDUCE OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE DEATHS. DMHAS WILL CONTINUE TO FUND A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT WERE INITIATED UNDER THE PREVIOUS SOR GRANTS AND IMPLEMENT NEW SERVICES TO MEET THESE GOALS. THE COMMUNITY OF FOCUS FOR THE NJ SOR PROJECT ARE INDIVIDUALS WITH, OR AT RISK FOR, OPIOID USE AND/OR STIMULANT USE DISORDER THROUGHOUT THE STATE. DMHAS IS TARGETING THE ENTIRE STATE BASED ON ITS NEEDS ASSESSMENT. VIRTUALLY EVE