Patrick Leahy: “The State Opioid Response grant program has been critically important to communities that have been affected by the…”

“The State Opioid Response grant program has been critically important to communities that have been affected by the ongoing opioid epidemic. Rates of substance use disorders have grown exponentially, particularly during the pandemic, taking lives across the country, and opioids are the main driver of drug overdose deaths. Congress developed the State Opioid Response grant program to enhance our response to the opioid epidemic. As a result of this funding, States have been able to expand access to lifesaving prevention, treatment, and recovery services to frontline communities I know this funding has been important to Vermont in addressing the opioid crisis, and I ask the senior Senator from Washington if this has been her experience with the program as well.”