Arizona Public Health / Public Safety Initiative – “STOP-IT Campaign”
The School Training Overdose Preparedness and Intelligence Taskforce (STOP-IT), sponsored by the Arizona Department of Education (ADE), is working to standardize opioid overdose prevention and response in Arizona schools. Without standard policies in place, many schools either lack access to naloxone or follow inconsistent guidelines for its storage, administration and training. According to the Arizona […]
Fentanyl and Naloxone Distribution on White Mountain Apache Tribe
The Arizona (AZ) ORS team prioritizes the importance of implementing evidence-based prevention strategies and response efforts to reduce overdose deaths on tribal land. Tribal communities represent one of the minority groups that are disproportionately affected by overdose, which emphasizes the need for increased overdose prevention education and training. Although it is difficult to present on […]