HHS Releases Additional $487 Million To Expand Access To Effective Opioid Treatment

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released an additional $487 million to supplement first-year funding through its State Opioid Response (SOR) grant program. The awards are part of HHS’s five-point opioid strategy and the Trump administration’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis.

Combined with other awards to be provided under the program later this year, the total amount of SOR grants to states and territories this year will total more than $1.4 billion. The funding will expand access to effective opioid addiction treatment, particularly to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with . . .