HHS Awards States $1.5 Billion To Improve Substance Abuse Treatment

States, territories and tribes will receive $1.5 billion to address the opioid crisis by expanding access to 24/7 opioid treatment programs and removing barriers to medications that treat substance use disorder, the Biden administration announced Friday (Sept. 23) along with several other awards. The administration also announced it’s investing more than $104 million in public, private and non-profit organizations to expand access to SUD treatment and prevention services in rural communities as part of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program...