Opioid Public Health Emergency – From Understanding to Action
National Perspective: Douglas W. Coleman, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Phoenix Field Division
State Perspective: Shana Malone, Clinical Initiatives Project Manager, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)

 

Solving the Opioid Crisis Through Integration of Behavioral and Medical: The Trauma-Pain Connection
Bennet Davis, MD, Pain Program Director, Sierra Tucson

 

Offering Choices for Treatment: An Examination of Medication Assisted Treatment Options and Personal Stories of Hope and Recovery
Sara Salek, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) The Opioid Epidemic’s Impact on the Most Vulnerable
Gina Connelly, MD, Tucson Medical Center

 

Pharmacists, Prescribers, Hospitals, Healthcare Providers: New Advances in Working Together - File 2
Dr. Lisa Villarroel, Medical Director, Opioid Emergency Response, Co-chair, Arizona Rx Initiative Health Care Advisory Team;
Doug Skvarla, Director, Controlled Substance Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Arizona Board of Pharmacy

 

How Kindness, Compassion, and One BIG Question Saved a Man’s Life
John Koch, Peer Support Programs Manager, Community Medical Services

 

Turning up the HEAT – Heroin Enforcement Action Teams Make an Impact
Jeffrey T. Scott, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

 

Imposters on the Street – An Investigative Look at What’s Being Sold as Opioids
Captain John Leavitt, Commander, HIDTA Counter Narcotics Alliance

 

Behind Bars – Inventive and Promising Approaches Giving Inmates a Second Chance - File 2
Dawn Noggle, PhD, CCHP, Mental Health Director, Maricopa County Correctional Health Services;
Michael White, Director of Community Programs Development, Community Medical Services

 

Taking it to the Streets – Innovative Harm Reduction Techniques Saving Lives and Offering Treatment
Haley Coles, Executive Director, Sonoran Prevention Works

 

Addressing Emotional Exhaustion – Maintaining Focus During Frustration
Nate Auvenshine, Commander, Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking