Drug Abuse Prevention In Arizona

The ADHS or the Arizona Department of Heath Services is responsible for administering health programs for the entire population of the state of Arizona. The combined efforts of the ADHS and the BSTAP or the Bureau for Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Services aim at establishing an appropriate monitoring system and medical assistance for delivering efficient drug and substance abuse services. The agency is affiliated to several other organizations at different levels in order to provide a comprehensive range of substance abuse and drug addiction prevention, treatment and rehabilitation for the victims.

In the recent years, due to the boom in abuse of painkillers like oxycontin, the DBHS is trying to work out a framework that will help the concerned authorities to identify the loopholes in the first place and then appropriately implement suitable strategies to rectify these. The concerned authorities have joined hands with community providers at the local level so that the middle-aged, working class people who are the most hit can take advantage of the prevention services. The relevant institutions also maintain prevention sites like the RADAR or the Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resources which are responsible for creating and promoting awareness in the state. In order to achieve this, written material containing relevant issues and content are distributed in English, as well as Spanish.

In addition to the dissemination of information, the legislation also encourages educational activities like training individuals in life skills, family support and counseling, professional education, guidance and assistance. Other strategies include after school programs and mentoring programs. Partnerships with schools, health providers, community and religious organizations are constantly reinforced. Funds are granted by the SAMHSA or the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to provide treatments and services for drug addiction and substance abuse in the state of Arizona. The ADHS Regional Behavioral Health Authorities and the Gila River Indian Community Tribal Regional Behavioral Health Authority are responsible for delivering the necessary services on behalf of the state authorities.

Besides this, grant funds additionally support and sustain numerous other programs designed to address substance abuse and drug addiction. Funds are also allocated for a special category of the population like expecting women who are victims of drug and substance abuse or those who administer drugs through injections are given first priority. Due to the increasing incidences of drug abuse in Arizona, a cooperative program known as the DEA Mobile Enforcement Team, with the state and the local law enforcement agency was established in order to check the overwhelming drug related crimes in the state. In addition to this, another program called the DEA Regional Enforcement Team was also conceived to deal with the problem in those areas where there is insufficient local drug law enforcement. The presence of the subterranean tunnels in Arizona is a key factor that contributes towards the transfer of not only illegal immigrants into the state, but also narcotics from major places like Nogales, Sonora and Mexico.

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Information on this page last updated on 10/19/2007