On Monday August 21, 2023, National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Arizona's Governor Katie Hobbs and Senator Kyrsten Sinema made statements acknowledging the national opioid crisis and highlighting state and federal initiatives to curb overdose and deaths.
As Sen. Sinema notes in her press release, in Arizona more than five people die each...Arizona News
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced the funding to 11 organizations across the state to help combat the opioid crisis and provide substance abuse prevention services.
The funds will go to programs that work to prevent opioid abuse and treat underlying mental health-related issues. More than 21,000 children and...Arizona News
Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced on February 25, 2022, that a $26 billion opioid agreement with Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen, pharmaceutical distributors and a manufacturer is moving forward and will be finalized. Once finalized, money will start flowing to state and local governments in the second quarter of...
