Summary
ARIZONA STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANT IV (FY 2024) - ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM'S (AHCCCS) GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF STIMULANT AND OPIOID RELATED OVERDOSE AND MORTALITY THROUGHOUT ARIZONA. THE AGENCY'S PROJECT DESIGN INCLUDES COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL, TRIBAL, AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS TO PROVIDE (AND REDUCE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING) A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF CARE SPANNING FROM EDUCATION AND PREVENTION TO THE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY OF OPIATE USE AND STIMULANT USE DISORDERS (OUD AND STUD), INCLUDING THE REVERSAL OF OPIOID RELATED OVERDOSE. AHCCCS WILL BE ACHIEVE THIS BY INCREASING ACCESS TO U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)-APPROVED MEDICATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD); BY IMPLEMENTING AND SUPPORTING THE CONTINUUM OF EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION, TREATMENT, RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR OUD, STIMULANT USE DISORDER AND OTHER CONCURRENT SUBSTANCE USE AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. THE PRIMARY POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THE ARIZONA STAT
