This Arizona Department of Health Services website includes information about the state’s various initiatives to encourage naloxone distribution and administration to reverse opioid overdoses. It includes links to documents, patient brochures, sample policies and training programs for law
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Arizona Department of Health Services – Opioid Epidemic
Source: Arizona Department of Health Services
This website is the homepage for the Arizona Department of Health Services’s Opioid Epidemic initiatives. It includes real time reporting of statewide opioid data and links to Department initiatives and resources. Many of the materials produced by these efforts are included in the
Opioid Epidemic in Arizona
Source: Arizona Rethink RX Abuse
This one page infographic shows the impact of the opioid epidemic in Arizona. Part of the Arizona ReThink RX Abuse initiative which helps communities educate their citizens about prescription drug safety.
Arizona Opioid State Targeted Response Grant
Source: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
This is the grant application and project plan for Arizona’s Opioid State Targeted Response funding. The proposal’s goals for the funding include increasing access opioid use disorder treatment, enhancing coordination and integration of care, improving recovery support services, and
Arizona State Opioid Response Grant
Source: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
This is the grant application and project plan for Arizona’s State Opioid Response funding. The proposal’s goals for the funding include increasing access to medication assisted treatment, improving recovery support services, and implementing or expanding prevention programs to prevent
Arizona Opioid Response Summary
Source: Arizona Department of Health Services
This 2019 report provides a comprehensive review of the state of Arizona’s opioid response efforts through December 2018. In addition to briefly describing major initiatives in the state, the report provides data from the state’s comprehensive enhanced data surveillance system.
Opioid Planning Summit – Summary of Participants Top Challenges and Recommendations
Source: Arizona Department of Health Services, AHCCCS, Governor's Office of Youth, Faith, and Family
The Arizona Department of Health and the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith, and Family convened a one day summit meeting of key stakeholders to discuss next steps in addressing the opioid crisis in the state. This document summarizes top challenges identified during the meeting and the
Opioid Planning Summit – Notes from Participant Discussion Sessions
Source: Arizona Department of Health Services, AHCCCS, Governor's Office of Youth, Faith, and Family
The Arizona Department of Health and the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith, and Family convened a one day summit meeting of key stakeholders to discuss next steps in addressing the opioid crisis in the state. This document summarizes the findings from the breakout sessions, describing
Addressing a Public Health Emergency: Taking Action on Arizona’s Opioid Crisis – Presentation from the 15th Annual Indian Health Service Integrated Behavioral Health Conference
Source: Arizona Department of Health Services
These slides from a 2018 presentation by the Arizona Department of Health Services provide an overview of the many opioid related initiatives launched in the state. Includes an analysis of the data collected through Arizona’s enhanced opioid data surveillance.
The Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act: Protecting Individuals with Chronic Pain
Source: Arizona Governor's Office
In 2018 the Arizona Legislature passed the Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act. This one page information sheet for patients explains how the legislation protects chronic pain patients who use opioids to treat their pain. The document clarifies that the act does not limit prescription fills for chronic