Settlement with Kroger adds $68.5 million to AZ opioid fund
Agreement also adds reporting requirements to Fry's & Smith's pharmacies.
Pima County sees decrease in overdose deaths
Pima County is seeing a 17% decrease in overdose fatalities, which the county attributes to ongoing harm reduction strategies.
Fact checking the Prop. 314 "Secure the Border Act" debate
We check the claims made in the Clean Elections Commission debate over Proposition 314.
The Buzz: The coming state budget has its critics
Worries about shorted funding, misallocated funds and existing problems cause concern for some.
Analysis counts toll of Arizona fentanyl crisis at $58 billion
A new report calculates the direct and indirect costs of the fentanyl crisis to Arizona’s economy at $58 billion last year.
Judge grants restraining order to put part of the state budget temporarily on hold
The request was made by Attorney General Kris Mayes after a sweep of opioid dollars.
Black people have the highest opioid fatality rate among all other races and ethnicities in Arizona
Nonfatal overdoses also occur at a higher rate for Black Arizonans than for other groups, at a rate of 67.7 per 100,000 people.
The Buzz: What happens with Arizona's opioid settlement money?
The state will receive more than $1.1 billion in the coming years. Where will it go?
Arizona will receive funds from Kroger opioid settlement
Kroger has agreed to pay states $1.4 billion dollars for their role in the opioid crisis.
Cochise County gets federal money for anti-opioid program
The money comes from a grant from the federal government.
The Haven strives to become go-to resource for Native American women in recovery
Federal funding has helped expand services and outreach.
Statewide, congenital syphilis cases are on the rise.
Healthcare professions say that this disease is one hundred percent preventable.
Opioid mitigation efforts underway in Pima County
One Arizona settlement funds immediate purchase of Narcan, eligible for new settlement funds.
Phoenix nursery provides model solution for newborns exposed to opioids
As their babies are treated, parents are connected with addiction treatment, child services and, if necessary, help obtaining essentials such as housing – ideally before their children are born.
A new Pima County overdose prevention campaign begins
The first installment of $1.5 million from a legal settlement with pharmaceutical companies and distributors is funding the new campaign.
