State Opioid Response Grants Report
In 2019, opioid use disorder (OUD) decreased significantly to 1.6 million from 2.0 million in 2018, suggesting that efforts to increase access to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), psychosocial and community recovery supports have made a significant impact.1The purpose of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) State Opioid Response (SOR) grants is to address the opioid crisis by in-creasing access to MAT; reducing unmet treatment need; and reducing opioid overdose-related deaths. This purpose is accomplished by supporting prevention, treatment, and recovery activities for OUD. SOR supplements current state and territory opioid-related activities and supports a comprehensive response to the opioid epidemic. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, SAMHSA distributed approximately$1.4 billion in SOR funding.