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This Concurrent Resolution urges the Department of Health to reinstate funding for specific substance use disorder (SUD) treatment agencies for the fiscal years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, covering residential, outpatient, and adolescent school-based services. SUDs are described as treatable diseases affecting brain function and behavior, with addiction being a severe form that can lead to significant physical and mental health problems and impaired daily life. The resolution highlights the importance of various treatment approaches, including residential programs for severe cases and school-based interventions for youth, and specifically requests the restoration of funding for Hina Mauka, The Salvation Army Addiction Treatment Services and Family Treatment Services, Aloha House, Malama Family Recovery Center, Maui Youth, and Poailani, Inc., noting that these services were cut despite excellent performance. Additionally, it calls for the Department of Health to create a statewide plan for identifying, coordinating, and developing protocols for comprehensive SUD treatment, including co-occurring mental health disorders, utilizing both evidence-based and harm reduction practices.