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Ducey will convene special session to confront opioid crisis
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will call for a special session on Monday to push a spate of changes to prescription and treatment laws in an effort to confront the opioid crisis engulfing the state.
UofA, state split $2.2M grant for opioid overdose training
University of Arizona and the state health department have been awarded a $2.2 million grant to train rural firefighters and police officers in how to recognize and treat opioid overdoses.
Q&A with Gov. Doug Ducey
The Capitol Times caught up with the governor the Friday before session started to discuss his priorities and preview the next few months.
Ducey to call special session on opioids, promises ‘full commitment’ to K-12
The governor also said the state will restore cuts made during the Great Recession to formula funding for K-12 schools, but details on how much money and where it will come from won’t be known until the governor releases his budget on Friday.
A rundown of issues likely to rise in 2018 legislative session
While public education is expected to be the top issue when lawmakers return on Monday, a few other subjects are likely to command some attention.
Good Samaritan bill would provide immunity for reporting drug overdose
Rep. Jay Lawrence, R-Scottsdale, wants Arizona to join the vast majority of states that provide immunity to those who report a drug overdose.
Bill to limit government restrictions on painkillers introduced
Rep. Jay Lawrence, R-Scottsdale, introduced a bill last week that would seek to prohibit the state from limiting the number of prescription pain pills that can be prescribed to a patient.
State agricultural department gets in on fight against opioid abuse
The Arizona Department of Agriculture’s livestock officers will start carrying naloxone, a drug that reverses the effect of opioid overdoses.
Chiropractors use opioid crisis to bolster request for Medicaid coverage
Arizona chiropractors will push for the state’s Medicaid program to cover chiropractic care in the next legislative session, the industry’s lobbyist said. And the extension of Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System coverage to chiropractors ties into efforts to combat the opioid crisis, the Arizona Association for Chiropractic claims.
Opioid manufacturer’s founder steps down from company board
The founder of a Chandler manufacturer of opioids who was indicted last week is stepping down from his seat on the board of directors.
Founder of Chandler-based opioid company indicted on federal charges
The criminal case claims billionaire John Kapoor, 74, and others at the company conspired to use bribes and kickbacks to get doctors to issue new prescriptions for Subsys, the company's concentrated form of fentanyl spray, and to get them to increase both the dosage and volume of existing prescriptions.
Solution to opioid addiction epidemic is medication-assisted treatment
Addiction is a complex illness, with biological and psychological components. Medication pacifies the addicted brain’s receptors that produce cravings and rewards, while psychosocial rehabilitation helps the wounded, traumatized individual manage his or her depression and illness. Together, they produce the best outcome.
