This is the grant application and project plan for Arizona’s State Opioid Response funding. The proposal’s goals for the funding include increasing access to medication assisted treatment, improving recovery support services, and implementing or expanding prevention programs to prevent Continue reading
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Arizona Opioid Response Summary
This 2019 report provides a comprehensive review of the state of Arizona’s opioid response efforts through December 2018. In addition to briefly describing major initiatives in the state, the report provides data from the state’s comprehensive enhanced data surveillance system. Continue reading
Opioid Planning Summit – Summary of Participants Top Challenges and Recommendations
The Arizona Department of Health and the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith, and Family convened a one day summit meeting of key stakeholders to discuss next steps in addressing the opioid crisis in the state. This document summarizes top challenges identified during the meeting and the Continue reading
Opioid Planning Summit – Notes from Participant Discussion Sessions
The Arizona Department of Health and the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith, and Family convened a one day summit meeting of key stakeholders to discuss next steps in addressing the opioid crisis in the state. This document summarizes the findings from the breakout sessions, describing Continue reading
Addressing a Public Health Emergency: Taking Action on Arizona’s Opioid Crisis – Presentation from the 15th Annual Indian Health Service Integrated Behavioral Health Conference
These slides from a 2018 presentation by the Arizona Department of Health Services provide an overview of the many opioid related initiatives launched in the state. Includes an analysis of the data collected through Arizona’s enhanced opioid data surveillance. Continue reading
The Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act: Protecting Individuals with Chronic Pain
In 2018 the Arizona Legislature passed the Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act. This one page information sheet for patients explains how the legislation protects chronic pain patients who use opioids to treat their pain. The document clarifies that the act does not limit prescription fills for chronic Continue reading
2018 Arizona Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
The 2018 Arizona guidelines for the treatment of acute and chronic pain are intended to reduce over-reliance on opioid therapy in treating chronic pain and increase awareness of the risks of opioid therapy. It includes 17 guidelines addressing treatment of acute and chronic pain, and opioid Continue reading
State of Arizona Executive Order: Enhanced Surveillance Advisory
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued this executive order in 2017 requiring multiple health care institutions and providers to report opioid related incidents to the state. Entities were required to report suspected opioid overdoses, suspected opioid deaths, naloxone doses dispensed, naloxone Continue reading
Arizona Substance Use Disorder Treatment Capacity Survey Analysis for the Quarter Ending September 30, 2018
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 Continue reading
FAQs – Opioid Reporting
Arizona’s Department of Health Services provided these frequently asked questions about the opioid reporting requirements of the state. Continue reading