Arizona | NonOpioidChoices

State Facts

1,727

Deaths or 68% of total overdose deaths involved opioids in 2024.¹

32,686

Arizonans on Medicare had Opioid Use Disorder in 2022.²

34.7

Opioid Prescriptions were written for every 100 persons in Arizona in 2023.³

$30.2 Million

was the cost of Opioid Use Disorder on Arizona in 2023. ⁴

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Opioid Settlement Funds

$1,028,708,046.96

State Spending Recommendation

National approved use: Providing support for non-opioid pain treatment alternatives, including training providers to offer or refer to multi-modal, evidence-informed treatment of pain.

Member & Endorser Footprint

Voices is backed by a broad coalition of organizations across the state united by a shared goal: ensuring patients have access to safe, effective,  and individualized pain management throughout the continuum of care.

Co-Sponsors (119th)

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ)

2025 Introduced Relevant Legislation

HB 2823

This legislation requires Arizona Medicaid to cover non-opioid pain treatments on equal terms with opioids. The bill prohibits disadvantaging or discouraging the use of non-opioid treatments relative to opioids and guarantees immediate coverage upon FDA approval.

Introduced

07/02/2025

Plan Impact

Medicaid

Learn More

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm

2. Office of the Inspector General. The Consistently Low Percentage of Medicare Enrollees Receiving Medication to Treat Their Opioid Use Disorder Remains a Concern. December 2023, OEI-02-23-00250. https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/OEI-02-23-00250.pdf

3. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024). Opioid Dispensing Rate Maps. https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/data-research/facts-stats/opioid-dispensing-rate-maps.html

4. Farley, Glenn and Brunner, Kamryn (2024). Arizona’s Ongoing Fentanyl Crisis. https://www.commonsenseinstituteus.org/arizona/research/crime-and-public-safety/arizonas-ongoing-fentanyl-crisis