The South Western Oklahoma Development Authority (Swoda Development) was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The funding will support a 3-year project to reduce unintentional overdose deaths and opioid/stimulant-related hospital admissions in 10 rural counties in southwestern Oklahoma, including areas with persistent poverty and large tribal populations. Key activities include equipping law enforcement and first responders with harm reduction kits, fostering collaboration between first responders and treatment providers, and reducing the availability of diverted prescription medications through drug take-back events and safe storage/disposal solutions. The project aims to enhance coordination between first responders, treatment providers, tribal partners, and other COSSUP grantees to expand access to medications for opioid use disorder treatment and other substance use disorder services in the region.
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