Arkansas Prescription Drug Take Back Day Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
What: Arkansans are invited to celebrate ten years of protecting their families, their neighbors, and the environment by bringing unused or expired medications to more than 250 secure drop-off locations statewide. When: Saturday, October 24, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to...
Opioid Prescribing Decreased 29 Percent in Arkansas, Naloxone Access Improving, New Analysis Finds
(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — Prescriptions for highly addictive opioids have decreased over the last three years for Arkansans with Medicaid and private insurance coverage, according to a new analysis. The State also is seeing an increase in prescriptions for the...
State Awarded $21 Million Grant to Grow Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment Programs
The State has been awarded $21 million in grant funding to increase access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid and stimulant abuse, expand treatment options, and reduce opioid and stimulant overdose deaths over the next two years, the Arkansas Department of...
10 Make History as First Peer Supervisors in Arkansas
Peer Recovery in Arkansas continues to soar to historic heights as 10 veteran Peer Recovery Specialists have been promoted to supervisor positions. Jimmy McGill, State Opioid Response Coordinator and the state’s first Peer Recovery Specialist, said the Arkansas...
Ending Stigma Is Essential Theme At Aug. 31 Overdose Awareness Day, Event At Clinton Library Park Bridge
Little Rock, AR — The Parker Gill Foundation, Hope Movement Coalition and Natural State Recovery Centers is encouraging Arkansans to observe International Overdose Awareness Day, a time to remember those we have lost to drug overdose. International Overdose Awareness...
Together Arkansas Opioid Response Initiative endorsed by Arkansas Attorney General and Drug Director
Together Arkansas, an opioid response initiative developed by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC), has received the endorsement of Leslie...
Arkansas Launches Peer Recovery Support Website
ARpeers.org provides critical recovery support services for Arkansans The Arkansas Peer Advisory Committee has launched a new website that provides public access to local information on recovery support services, as well as a safe space for Peer Recovery Specialists...
Number of overdose saves tops 500 through Arkansas program
Naloxone kits and training for law enforcement and other first responders to help them respond to life-threatening opioid overdoses have saved over 500 individuals as of the first weekend in June – a milestone that highlights the importance of the Arkansas Naloxone...
EMERGENCY DRUG OVERDOSE VISITS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK FOR LATER SUICIDE
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) <https://www.nimh.nih.gov> For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 7, 2020 EMERGENCY DRUG OVERDOSE VISITS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK...
DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe
WASHINGTON – With families encouraged to stay at home due to the nationwide health crisis, the Drug Enforcement Administration is asking Americans to keep prescription medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awareness...