Policymakers and community leaders play an important role in addressing opioids in our communities. This page highlights the most recently added resources specifically targeting elected and appointed government officials and staff members, members of the law enforcement community and first responders, and employees and volunteers of organizations. These resources, identified with orange tiles, include policy roadmaps, implementation guides, toolkits, education materials, sample legislation and other materials that can help you design and implement effective programs to prevent and address the consequences of opioid crisis.
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In 2018, Arizona published curriculum on pain and addiction to be used in undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education. The state is now in the process of developing a curriculum on pain and addiction to be used in medical residency settings. This is the website for the curriculum development initiative.
Arizona’s Opioid Action Plan recommended that the health education providers in the state create a statewide curriculum for all prescribers about pain and addiction. This is the website for the curriculum which provides background information, provides notices of upcoming developments, and provides links to the curriculum. The curriculum is free and available to be adopted nationwide. It is also included in the CLOUD library for review or download.
Arizona’s government adopted legislation requiring all Arizona providers to electronically prescribe any Schedule II controlled substance by January 1, 2020. This website is the home of the Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) program and includes information and
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
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
This fact sheet lists resources with information about naloxone and includes links to important web sites. Part of the Arizona ReThink RX Abuse initiative which helps communities educate their citizens about prescription drug safety.
This fact sheet briefly explains the 360Rx community education initiative adopted in Arizona. The Parents 360Rx program provides an hour long presentation for parents, grandparents, and caregivers to educate them about prescription drug misuse and how parents can help their children
This 2 page guide from the ReThink Rx Initiative in Arizona defines stigma and explains why we must address stigma in order to have an impact on the opioid and addiction crisis. It also describes 8 steps individuals and organizations can take to reduces stigma.
This poster is designed to reach youth with a message about prescription drug misuse. In this poster, the message is positive (“Pop positivity, not pills”) and includes a graphic depicting various activities or talents youth can engage with rather than misusing substances. It concludes with an
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.