{"id":11186,"date":"2022-10-12T16:17:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T16:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialmodelrecovery.org\/staging\/8105\/?p=11186"},"modified":"2024-04-04T08:52:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T08:52:46","slug":"1-6-billion-to-address-the-addiction-and-overdose-crises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialmodelrecovery.org\/staging\/8105\/2022\/10\/1-6-billion-to-address-the-addiction-and-overdose-crises\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.6 Billion to Address the Addiction and Overdose Crises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The US Department of Health awards $1.6 Billion to address the addiction and overdose crises.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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On September 23, the Department of Health and Human Services through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is awarding $1.6 Billion in grants to combat addiction and overdose crises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The release states that \u201cThe investments made through SAMHSA\u2019s State Opioid Response (SOR) and Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) grant programs and HRSA\u2019s rural communities opioid response programs will help communities looking to leverage every tool at their disposal\u2014from prevention to harm reduction to treatment and recovery supports for people in need. In President Biden\u2019s first State of the Union, he named addressing the opioid crisis and overdose epidemic a top priority of his Administration, and earlier this year released his National Drug Control Strategy to expand access to treatment for addiction and overdose, and to disrupt drug trafficking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProviding access to evidence-based, person-centered care is a central part of HHS\u2019 strategy for ending the overdose crisis,\u201d<\/em> said Secretary Xavier Becerra.<\/em> \u201cI have heard many stories of despair from individuals battling addiction and from families who have lost loved ones to overdose. Through these grants, we are investing in evidence-based supports and services for individuals, families, and communities on the road to recovery. Through these grants, we are investing in hope.\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Grant investments include four types of critical funding for states and communities in need:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. SAMHSA\u2019s\u00a0SOR grant program<\/a>: SOR\u00a0provides formula funding to states and territories for increasing access to FDA-approved medications for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), and for supporting prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services for OUD and other concurrent substance use disorders (SUD).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. SAMHSA\u2019s\u00a0TOR grant program<\/a>: TOR addresses the overdose crisis in Tribal communities by increasing access to FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid misuse, and supporting prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services for opioid and stimulant misuse and co-occurring mental and substance use conditions.

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  3. SOR\/TOR technical assistance for education and training to states: Additionally, $16.6 million in related funding is going to the\u00a0SOR\/TOR Technical Assistance<\/a>\u00a0program, whose national network of consultants provide free educational resources and training to states, communities, and individuals in prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services for OUDs and SUDs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. HRSA\u2019s\u00a0Rural Communities Opioid Response Program<\/a>: HHS is investing directly in the nation\u2019s rural communities. HHS\u2019 HRSA has announced investments of more than $104\u00a0million to expand treatment and prevention services for substance use, included medications for OUD, in rural communities nationwide as part of its Rural Communities Opioid Response Program, a multi-year initiative aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality of rural Americans from substance use disorder.

    The release adds that HRSA\u2019s announcement highlights funding through the following three programs:<\/strong>\n