Today, Good Samaritan’s State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant Coordinator Laura Jimenez presented a check to Knox County Sheriff Doug Vantlin for $166,800. The purpose of the SOR grant is to address the opioid overdose crisis by providing resources to states for increasing access to FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Today’s donation is funded by the State Opioid Response Grant through the Division of Mental Health and Addiction. Good Samaritan received its first SOR grant in 2020 and has received additional funding each year since the initial grant award. The next round of SOR grant awards will take place in the fall of this year.
