Today, NASADAD is releasing an updated fact sheet on the reauthorization of the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services (SUPTRS) Block Grant (formerly the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment [SAPT] Block Grant), housed within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

On December 29, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617) now Public Law No: 117-164. This large omnibus bill included fiscal year 2023 appropriations and provisions reauthorizing certain federal programs through fiscal year 2027, including the SUPTRS Block Grant. The reauthorization of the Block Grant included new reporting requirements, language changes, and more.

To see a side-by-side analysis of the Public Law compared to the legislation proposed in the House of Representatives and Senate, check out this new fact sheet.

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NASADAD is pleased to announce the release of an updated fact sheet on the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant prevention set-aside administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The updated fact sheet includes the following:

• An overview of the prevention set-aside
• Data on substance use, including increases in use during the COVID-19 pandemic
• New section on the value of prevention efforts
• How prevention set-aside funds are used
• Targeted prevention efforts
• Prevention success stories
• Recent investments in the SAPT Block Grant prevention set-aside in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Description of the role of the State Alcohol & Drug Agency

To view the fact sheet, click here.

The NASADAD Policy Department recently released an updated fact sheet on the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The updated fact sheet includes the following:

• An overview of the SAPT Block Grant
• Positive outcomes of the Block Grant (i.e., abstinence from alcohol/drug use, stable housing, no arrests)
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on SUDs
• Review of the COVID-19 relief packages

• A description of why multi-year investments in the SAPT Block Grant is beneficial to States, providers, and individuals with SUDs
• Recent data on the financial burden of SUDs and cost-effectiveness of investing in the SAPT Block Grant
• A description of the prevention set-aside
• Overview of the Block Grant’s role in bolstering recovery support services
• Description of the role of the State Alcohol & Drug Agency

To view the fact sheet, click here.

NASADAD has released an updated fact sheet on the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant. The updated version includes a new analysis of the lost purchasing power of the SAPT Block Grant over the past decade; the latest outcomes data from the 2018 Block Grant Report; recent data on primary substance of use and demographics of individuals at time of admission; an overview of the set-asides within the Block Grant; the important role of the State alcohol and drug agencies; and more.

Here are some highlights:

• The SAPT Block Grant is currently funded at $1.858 billion (FY 2019).
  • Over the past decade, SAPT Block Grant funding has not kept up with health care inflation, resulting in a 24% decrease in the real value of funding since FY 2009.
• At discharge from Block Grant-funded programs, 76% of clients demonstrate abstinence from alcohol use, and 57% are abstinent from illicit drug use. Additionally, of clients discharged from treatment, 89% have stable housing, and 93% have had no arrests.
• On average, SAPT Block Grant funds make up 68% of primary prevention funding in States and Territories. In 20 States, the prevention set-aside represents 75% or more of the State agency’s substance use prevention budget.
• Pregnant women must be given priority in treatment admissions, and those that are referred to the State for treatment must be placed within a program or have interim arrangements (e.g., education on communicable diseases, counseling on effects of substance use on the fetus, referral to prenatal care, etc.) made within 48 hours.
• Over one-third (34.1%) of individuals admitted to treatment in the publicly-funded system cited heroin or prescription opioids as their primary substance of use in 2016.