These presentation slides describe the Huntington, West Virginia Quick Response Team (QRT) which is a partnership of substance use disorder treatment providers, law enforcement, first responders, and faith-based community members. The QRT’s mission is to follow up on individuals Continue reading
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Two-year Strategic Plan for Addressing the Opioid Crisis in the City of Huntington/Cabell and Wayne Counties, West Virginia
A 2017 strategic plan for addressing the opioid crisis in the City of Huntington, West Virginia designed by key stakeholders and the Mayor’s Office of Drug Control Policy. The plan highlights the need to coordinate efforts and proposes a focus on three key areas: prevention, treatment and recovery, and law enforcement. Continue reading
Monitoring and Changing Behavior: The Role of PMP Data in Kentucky Drug Courts
A 2011 report about how Kentucky’s drug courts access and use data from the state’s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) from the PDMP Center of Excellence at Brandeis University.
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Rethink Rx Abuse Strategy 3: Collaborating to Create Safer Communities
Part of Arizona’s Rethink Rx Abuse public health information campaign, these materials are intended to help communities collaborate with law enforcement to create safer communities.
The Arizona Rx Drug Misuse and Abuse Initiative: A Multi-Systemic, Multi-Level Approach for Addressing Arizona’s “Silent Epidemic”
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 Continue reading
Opioid Poisoning Related Reporting
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. Continue reading
Arizona Angel Initiative – Feasibility of Expanding Throughout Arizona
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 Continue reading
Arizona Angel Initiative
Arizona piloted a Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative in three counties and published a report evaluating the pilot and exploring the possibility of expanding the program statewide. Links to the project website and copy of the report is available for download below.
Arizona Enhanced Opioid Data Surveillance
Arizona’s Department of Health Services adopted an enhanced opioid data surveillance program that requires first responders and health care providers to report suspected opioid overdoses, suspected opioid overdose deaths, naloxone distribution, and naloxone administration through an electronic reporting system. Providers are also required to report suspected cases of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (neonatal abstinence syndrome). In addition, the state provides blood testing from suspected opioid overdoses by the public health laboratory and has a real time opioid data online dashboard. Links the project website, copies of the executive order and regulations, frequently asked questions, and implementation guides are available below.
Arizona Angel Initiative
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. Continue reading