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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The Department of Health Services in Arizona worked with stakeholders to develop this 2017 action plan to address the opioid crisis. The report reviews efforts already underway in the state, describes the state of the crisis through data, provides recommendations for further actions, and
The Arizona Department of Health Services prepared this presentation to train law enforcement officers on the use of naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses. It includes information on how to recognize an opioid overdose, how to administer naloxone, and considerations specifically for law enforcement officers.
The naloxone policy and procedures of the Kingman, Arizona police department. The policy describes the roles and responsibilities of responding officers in administering naloxone for an opioid overdose and defines the role of the Naloxone Coordinator in overseeing the naloxone program.
The Arizona Department of Health Services adopted regulations overseeing opioid prescribing and treatment in licensed health care facilities in 2018. The regulations require health care institutions to adopt and implement policies intended to ensure safe prescribing and administration of opioid medications.
The state of Arizona requires substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers to report quarterly on the number of days they were full and unable to accept referrals for treatment. The Arizona Department of Health Services surveyed SUD treatment facilities and found a low response
This April 2019 presentation from the Arizona Opioid Planning Summit presents data from Arizona’s opioid surveillance project, describes the policy initiatives adopted in the state over the previous 3 years, and serves as a comprehensive overview of Arizona Department of Health Services opioid efforts.
The Arizona Substance Abuse Task Force produced this 2016 report recommending policy changes to address the opioid crisis. Topics covered included identifying evidence based treatments, improving access to substance use disorder treatment, focusing on prevention and early
The Arizona Department of Health Services prepared a 2017 review of opioid related policies in all 50 states to assist decision makers in evaluating what additional programmatic and policy actions they might want to adopt. This appendix to the report describes state approaches to declaring
The Arizona Department of Health Services prepared a 2017 review of opioid related policies in all 50 states to assist decision makers in evaluating what additional programmatic and policy actions they might want to adopt. This appendix to the report provides links to state substance abuse task forces and their recommendations.
The Arizona Department of Health Services prepared a 2017 review of opioid related policies in all 50 states to assist decision makers in evaluating what additional programmatic and policy actions they might want to adopt. This appendix to the report was prepared by the Arizona Bureau of