The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) launched a naloxone campaign aimed at combating Arizona’s opioid overdose crisis. Fast facts More...
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More Arizona schools could soon stock overdose reversal medications to combat the growing fentanyl crisis, the Arizona Department of...
On a party-line vote, state senators have advanced SB 1614 that would reduce the amount of fentanyl needed for criminal prosecution from...
AZ: Attorney General Mayes Announces 55,000 Units of Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug Headed to County Health Departments
/ Arizona, USAAttorney General Kris Mayes announced her office had submitted the first quarterly purchase order for the life-saving opioid overdose...
Arizona spent $1 billion on addiction treatment, much of it fraudulent, officials said. Scores of Native Americans who sought...
AZ: Former residents say an Arizona sober living program promised them free housing. Now 200 are on the streets
/ Arizona, USAThe fallout of the sober living crackdown continues. The state has suspended payments to nearly a hundred more providers...
AZ: TPD’s deflection program shows decrease in arrest, increase in substance-use treatment
/ Arizona, USATucson’s Pre-Arrest Deflection Program first launched in 2018. After nearly five years, a Tucson Police Department initiative meant to...
The City of Phoenix is Combating the Opioid Crisis with New Naloxone Program Is Naloxone (NARCAN) a part of...
EMS and law enforcement in Arizona have reported more than 9,600 responses for suspected opioid overdoses in 2022. Naloxone...
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