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Progress of Four Programs from the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (2021) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction and Background
Pages 11-16

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... On December 17, 2020, CDC released a Health Alert Network Advisory to alert the nation that unprecedented rises in fatal drug overdoses across the United States is occurring, and have worsened significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic (CDC, 2020a)
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From page 12...
... . Given the prevalence of potent illicitly manufactured synthetic opioids, routine distribution and utilization of rapid fentanyl test strips as a part of syringe services programs may lead to behavior changes in injecting and an overall lower overdose risk (Krieger et al., 2018a,b; Peiper et al., 2019)
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From page 13...
... tool, as well as redacted grantee annual progress reports. For the OD-Treatment Access and FR-CARA programs, SAMHSA provided summaries generated from text-based answers to the questions in the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
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From page 14...
... • The second report will review reported outcomes and metrics to assess progress toward achieving program goals. • The third and final report will review the specified programs for their effectiveness in achieving their respective goals as measured by the metrics identified and provide recommendations to Congress concerning the appropriate allocation of resources to such programs to ensure cost-effectiveness in the federal government's response to the opioid addiction epidemic.
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From page 15...
... SUDs, including OUD, are relapsing disorders with a complex biopsychosocial etiology; it is not the committee's expectation that any of these grant programs could fully address the challenges of OUD and SUD in communities where they exist. However, by reporting on the programs' progress to date, it may be possible to further improve their services and glean lessons applicable to SAMHSA's future grant making and other program planning efforts related to OUD and SUD.
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