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New campaign highlights the life-saving impact of naloxone in reversing an opioid overdose

By |2024-03-18T14:34:55-07:00March 18th, 2024|Prevention|

How many lives could be saved if more people carried naloxone and were trained to recognize the signs of overdose? Many of us know and care about at least one person who has struggled with substance use disorder.  Overdose statistics indicate that five people a day (more than 1,800 people each year) are dying from [...]

Arizona’s Ongoing Fight Against Fentanyl and Overdose Fatalities

By |2024-01-12T14:31:43-07:00January 12th, 2024|General, Prevention|

The state of Arizona, along with the rest of the nation, is confronting a troubling surge in opioid-related overdose deaths, with illicit fentanyl and other synthetic opioids playing a pivotal role.  The Arizona Department of Health Services recently published the Opioid Overdoses Surveillance Report, Arizona, 2022. The latest available data unveils a complex scenario demanding [...]

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Opioid Overdoses Surveillance Report available for 2020-2021

By |2022-09-09T15:08:41-07:00September 9th, 2022|Prevention|

More than 2,000 Arizonans lost their lives to opioid overdoses in 2021, with fentanyl the most commonly reported drug in opioid overdoses. You'll find this and other key information in the just-published Opioid Overdoses Surveillance Report, 2020-2021. Producing this report is just one way ADHS continues to battle a crisis in which five Arizonans die [...]

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National news about overdose deaths is a call to action for all Arizonans

By |2021-11-17T13:41:07-07:00November 17th, 2021|Prevention|

Today’s grim national news about overdose deaths amid the pandemic strikes a chord in Arizona, where opioid overdose deaths have continued to rise amid increased illegal use of counterfeit fentanyl.  The National Center for Health Statistics released provisional figures showing that U.S. overdose deaths exceeded 100,000 for the first time in a 12-month period that [...]

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ADHS Seek Members for State Drug Overdose Fatality Review Team

By |2017-08-18T10:52:02-07:00August 18th, 2017|Prevention|

This last session, the Legislature passed HB 2493, which establishes a new drug overdose mortality review process within the Arizona Department of Health Services. The new program will result in much more robust information on the circumstances surrounding all drug overdose deaths, identify preventable factors, and inform actions and policies to reduce future overdose deaths. [...]

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New Program Recognizes Law Enforcement Agencies Working on Curbing Opioid Overdose Death

By |2019-03-21T17:01:08-07:00January 26th, 2017|Preparedness|

Last week we launched the Public Health Excellence in Law Enforcement program. This program was created to recognize the efforts of Arizona’s law enforcement agencies that work with their local EMS agency partners to train staff to recognize opioid overdose in the field, administer naloxone when necessary, and submit information to the Department of Health [...]

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City Health Commissioners Raise Awareness of Prescription Drug Overdose

By |2017-02-10T09:49:27-07:00October 29th, 2014|General|

The National Association of City and County Health Officers Big Cities Health Coalition recently held a standing-room-only Congressional briefing on prescription drug abuse and overdose. The briefing focused on local policy successes, challenges, and solutions to help save lives.  Click here to learn more about the Big Cities Health Coalition, projects they are currently engaged [...]

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FDA Approves Painkiller Overdose Field Treatment

By |2017-02-10T09:49:43-07:00April 14th, 2014|Prevention|

It’s no secret that misuse and abuse of opiate painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin are a large and growing public health threat in Arizona-  misuse and abuse of these medicines are now killing more Arizonans than car crashes. Last week the FDA approved a prescription treatment called Evzio that can be used in medical emergencies caused by prescription [...]

Painkiller Overdoses

By |2017-02-10T09:51:26-07:00November 10th, 2011|General, Prevention|

I know I read like a broken record- but prescription painkiller misuse and abuse is a huge public health issue not just here- but nationally.  The newest edition of CDC Vital Signs presents information about prescription painkiller overdoses in the United States and highlights promising strategies for addressing the issue. Please share this information broadly with [...]

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Protecting Arizonans at every stage of life at the AZ State Health Lab

By |2024-01-19T14:59:05-07:00January 19th, 2024|General, Newborn Screening, Preparedness|

The Arizona State Public Health Laboratory protects you and your loved ones in ways you may not realize. In addition to licensure and certification services for laboratories across Arizona, the state lab tests air, food, water, and clinical samples for a murderer’s row of public health threats, including tuberculosis, heavy metal toxins, pesticides, and radioactive [...]

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