Arizona
State Facts
2,076 Deaths, or 71% of total overdose deaths, involved opioid overdose in 2023.1
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
Member & Endorser Footprint
- Healing Arizona Veterans
- Guardian Garage
- AdvaMed
- Altarum
- Ambulatory Surgery Center Association
- American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Association of Social Workers
- American Chiropractic Association
- American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
- American Massage Therapy Association
- American Medical Women’s Association
- American Nurses Association
- American Podiatric Medical Association
- American Psychological Association
- BIO
- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
- Crohn’s and Colitis Young Adult Network
- Drug-Free America Foundation
- Green Beret Foundation
- Health Care Leadership Council
- Medicaid Medicare CHIP Services Dental Association
- Medical Device Manufacturers Association
- Medicare Rights Center
- Mental Health America
- National Alliance for Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions
- National Association for Social Workers
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- National Hispanic Medical Association
- National Indian Health Board
- National Rural Health Association
- National Safety Council
- National Transitions of Care Coalition
- Nemours Children’s Health
- Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs
- Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society
- Partnership to End Addiction
- Physical Medicine Management Alliance
- Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction, Inc.
- Psychological Disorders Association
- RetireSafe
- Save Our Society from Drugs
- Shatterproof
- She Recovers Foundation
- Society for Opioid Free Anesthesia
- The Kennedy Forum
- U.S. Vets
- Young People in Recovery
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2024). SUDORS Dashboard: Fatal Drug Overdose Data. https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/data-research/facts-stats/sudors-dashboard-fatal-overdose-data.html
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