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State Opioid Response | SOR

The State Opioid Response (SOR) is a grant-funded program which aims to address the opioid  crisis by increasing access to medication-assisted treatment, reducing unmet treatment needs,  and reducing opioid overdose related deaths through the provision of prevention, treatment, and recovery activities for opioid use disorder (OUD), including illicit use of prescription opioids,  heroin, and fentanyl. 

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Substance Use Disorder | SUD

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a chronic disease of the brain that causes an inability to control  the use of a legal or illegal drugs, alcohol, medications, or other substances, including: ● Depressants – Alcohol, Benzodiazepines, Marijuana   ● Hallucinogens – DMT, K2, Ketamine, MDMA, PCP, Psilocybin, Salvia   ● Opioids – Fentanyl, Heroin  ● Stimulants –

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Suicidal ideation

Suicidal ideation refers to a person’s thoughts, ideas, or ruminations about the possibility of  ending one’s life. Active suicidal ideation includes thoughts and planning for the act of taking one’s life. Passive suicidal ideation is wishing to die, but not having a plan to complete the  ideation.  

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