Attorney General threatens suit against lawmakers, governor over fund raid

Attorney General Kris Mayes says if state lawmakers and Gov. Katie Hobbs want to immediately seize $75 million out of an opioid settlement fund to balance the state budget they’re...

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Minority groups may face fewer opioid addiction treatment options

In 2016, Arizona had about 790 opioid-related deaths, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. An Arizona State University doctoral student in justice studies, along...

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As cartels use social media to push fentanyl, experts teach parents how to protect kids

Fentanyl citrate in various forms prescribed by doctors, used illegally in overdose can cause death. The Arizona Counter Drug Task Force, says that more kids today...

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Babies in recovery as opioid crisis continues

Pregnant with her second child, Clarissa Collins was at her methadone clinic when a woman walked in with a box of doughnuts and a baby doll. The woman, Tara Sundem,...

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Hospitals can’t sue pharmacies for opioid costs

This June 17, 2019, file photo shows 5-mg pills of Oxycodone. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) Tucson Medical Center has no right to sue a major national...

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Health director seeks message to prevent virus spread among group most affected

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services leave after giving an update on COVID-19 in Arizona during a...

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Preventing opioid addiction means more access to pain treatment options

Arizona hospitals and healthcare professionals shifted their focus in recent months to responding to the COVID-19 crisis. But early indications now suggest the pandemic may be helping to fuel our...

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Opioid deaths, overdoses on the rise despite states efforts to curb crisis

Two years after Gov. Doug Ducey called a special session to fast-track the Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act, more Arizonans are overdosing and dying from opioid-related overdoses now than any time...

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Tough opioids bill draws skepticism from lawmakers

(Stock/Karen Foley Photography) Legislation to require mandatory 5-year prison terms for anyone who sells even the slightest amount of opioids appears dead, at least in...

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We need sweeping action to curb opioid crisis

Dear Editor: I never set out to become an addict. Like so many people, my path of addiction began with a legal prescription for pain medication after I injured my...

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Supreme Court refuses Arizona’s bid to restrict opioid-maker’s finances

This June 17, 2019, file photo shows 5-mg pills of Oxycodone. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by Arizona...

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Support legislation to incentivize non-opioids pain therapies

Dear Editor: Opioids cost 1,375 Arizonans their lives in 2018 alone. This is a public health epidemic, and we need to leverage every available public-health policy tool to reduce opioid...

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Attorney General threatens suit against lawmakers, governor over fund raid

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Minority groups may face fewer opioid addiction treatment options

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As cartels use social media to push fentanyl, experts teach parents how to protect kids

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Babies in recovery as opioid crisis continues

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Hospitals can’t sue pharmacies for opioid costs

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Health director seeks message to prevent virus spread among group most affected

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Preventing opioid addiction means more access to pain treatment options

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Opioid deaths, overdoses on the rise despite states efforts to curb crisis

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Tough opioids bill draws skepticism from lawmakers

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We need sweeping action to curb opioid crisis

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Supreme Court refuses Arizona’s bid to restrict opioid-maker’s finances

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Support legislation to incentivize non-opioids pain therapies

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