Summary
DCOR 4 - THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA'S OPIOID RESPONSE 4 (DCOR 4) INITIATIVE WILL FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THE OVERDOSE CRISIS, DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY ILLICIT FENTANYL AND FENTANYL ANALOGS, BY INCREASING ACCESS TO MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD), REDUCING UNMET TREATMENT NEEDS, AND REDUCING OPIOID OVERDOSE-RELATED DEATHS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (RSS) TO INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) AND OTHER CONCURRENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. EXPANDED SERVICES AND SUPPORTS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS WITH STIMULANT USE DISORDERS (STUD). THROUGH SUPPORT FROM THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (SOR) GRANTS (DCOR 1, 2, AND 3), THE DISTRICT HAS INCREASED ACCESS TO MOUD, INCLUDING IN THE DC JAIL, AND HAS EXPANDED THE ARRAY OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT AND RSS. THE DCOR 4 WILL CONTINUE MANY OF THESE INITIATIVES BUT WILL ALSO INCREASE ENTRY POINTS INTO THE SYSTEM OF CARE (E.G., MOBIL