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The Arizona Rx Drug Misuse and Abuse Initiative: A Multi-Systemic, Multi-Level Approach for Addressing Arizona’s “Silent Epidemic”

Evidence Ranking: Promising

Source: Arizona Criminal Justice Commission

Arizona piloted a multi-faceted initiative intended to reduce prescription drug misuse and abuse in 4 counties between July of 2012 and December 2013. This evaluation of the pilot from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission found that the pilot delivered results including reduced

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Opioid Poisoning Related Reporting

Source: Arizona Administrative Register

The 2018 Arizona regulations that codify the requirements that law enforcement, emergency medical responders, health care providers and health care facilities must report incidences of opioid overdoses, deaths due to opioid overdoses, and the number of naloxone doses dispensed and administered.

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Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act (Spanish)

This report provides a Spanish language summary of the 2018 Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act. It includes an overview of Arizona’s opioid initiatives to date and then identifies existing problems and explains how the new law will address the problems. The document also includes frequently asked questions and answers.

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Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act – 2018

Source: Arizona Governor's Office of Youth, Faith, and Family

This report provides a plain language summary of the 2018 Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act. It includes an overview of Arizona’s opioid initiatives to date and then identifies existing problems and explains how the new law will address the problems. The document also includes frequently asked questions and answers.

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Arizona Angel Initiative – Feasibility of Expanding Throughout Arizona

Source: Arizona Governor's Office

The Arizona Angel Initiative is Arizona’s version of a Police-Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) like the one piloted in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Individuals with substance use disorder can contact law enforcement for assistance in accessing treatment. This report details the

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Arizona Statewide Task Force on Preventing Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Other Drugs

Source: Arizona Department of Health Services

Arizona has had a statewide Task Force on Preventing Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Other Drugs since 2005. This is the website for the task force which includes information about the risks of substance use during pregnancy and some resources and contact information.

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Arizona Rethink Rx Abuse

Source: Arizona Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Family

Arizona launched the Rethink Rx Abuse campaign as a way to engage communities in educating their citizens about the risks of prescription drug misuse. This is the website for the campaign where communities can access training from the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family and can

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Arizona Angel Initiative

Source: Arizona Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Family

This website is for the Arizona Angel Initiative, a police assisted addiction recovery program where law enforcement officers help connect individuals with substance use disorder connect to treatment.

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Opioid Epidemic – Opioid Interactive Dashboard

Source: Arizona Department of Health Services

This is the website for the Arizona enhanced opioid surveillance data project. It provides real time data on a variety of opioid topics including overdose, use of naloxone, neonatal withdrawal syndrome (or neonatal abstinence syndrome), and reports based on age, gender, and geographic location.

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