How Community Assessments Can Strengthen Arizona’s Response to the Opioid Crisis

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The Opioid Epidemic in Arizona

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Over 2,000 Arizonans lost their lives to overdose in 2021 – a 45% increase from 2019. Different regions and populations are uniquely impacted.

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However, the crisis impacts different regions and populations within our state in unique ways.

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Conducting a Community Assessment

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Defining the area and population

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Engaging local experts and people with lived experience

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Gathering data on services, gaps, assets, and resources

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Key steps include:

Understanding Tribal Communities' Needs

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Opioid death rate among American Indians in Arizona: 20.8 per 100,000 (2020). Coalitions must consider cultural, historical, and jurisdictional contexts.

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Coalitions must consider cultural, historical, and jurisdictional contexts.

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Addressing Fentanyl in Border Counties

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Fentanyl linked to 58% of overdose deaths in Pima County (2021). Engage law enforcement, emergency responders, and outreach groups for insights.

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Identifying Service Gaps and Assets in Urban Areas

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Urban areas like Phoenix and Tucson tend to have more treatment resources compared to rural parts of the state, but also larger numbers of people in need.

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A community asset map can reveal where services are concentrated and identify underserved neighborhoods and populations to engage.

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Assessing Barriers to Treatment Access

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21,000 Arizonans received public treatment in 2021, but many more need help.

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The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Arizona’s Medicaid program, covers medications for opioid use disorder, but 1 in 10 Arizonans remain uninsured.

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Centering the Voices of Arizonans with Lived Experience

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Hearing directly from Arizonans impacted by opioid use through focus groups, interviews, and community forums is essential to any local needs assessment.

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At Nirvana Recovery Arizona, we can fight the Opioid problem thorugh

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