Summary
NEVADA STATE OPIOID RESPONSE FY 2024 (SOR 4) APPLICATION - THE NEVADA STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (SOR) PROGRAM AIMS TO COMBAT THE OPIOID AND STIMULANT CRISIS BY EXPANDING TREATMENT ACCESS, ENHANCING PREVENTION STRATEGIES, STRENGTHENING HARM REDUCTION EFFORTS, AND SUPPORTING LONG-TERM RECOVERY. TARGETING HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS, INCLUDING RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS, AND RESIDENTS OF RURAL AREAS, THE PROGRAM WILL SERVE 10,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY, TOTALING 30,000 OVER THREE YEARS. POPULATION TO BE SERVED: THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON YOUNG ADULTS AGED 25-34, MALES, RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES (WHITE, HISPANIC, AND BLACK POPULATIONS), AND SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES. THESE GROUPS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY OPIOID AND STIMULANT USE DISORDERS AND OVERDOSE DEATHS, NECESSITATING TARGETED AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT INTERVENTIONS. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: 1. EXPAND ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT: O FUND OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS (OTPS) AND OFFICE-BASED ADDICTION TREATMEN