LA SR110

Senate commends the Louisiana Department of Health for launching Project Maternal Overdose Mortality (Project M.O.M.) to address accidental opioid overdose, the leading cause of pregnancy-associated death in Louisiana since 2018

Project M.O.M. aims to reduce pregnancy-associated opioid overdose deaths by 80% within three years through expanded substance use screening, treatment access, care coordination, and naloxone distribution

Louisiana Bridge Program implementation in five Lake Charles-area hospitals resulted in a 35% decrease in overdose mortality in that region

As of 2025, forty-five birthing hospitals participate in screening efforts, and over 7,000 naloxone kits have been distributed to 38 birthing hospitals

Residential substance use facilities allowing mothers to live with their children during treatment are expected to expand from three facilities (prior to 2024) to nine by 2026