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City of Phoenix Naloxone Program Annual Report
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City of Phoenix Naloxone Program Annual Report
Description
This report serves as an update for the Economic Development and Housing Subcommittee on the progress of the City's Naloxone Program from the first year of the program implementation.
THIS ITEM IS FOR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION.
Report
Summary
In August of 2021, the City of Phoenix joined cities, towns, and counties across Arizona in signing on to the One Arizona Opioid Settlement Memorandum of Understanding (“One Arizona agreement”). The One Arizona Agreement outlines the distribution of the estimated $542 million dollars that Arizona will receive over 18 years. As part of the spending framework, 56 percent of the total settlement will be disbursed to local governments and 44 percent of the total settlement will remain with the State to fund future opioid programs and response efforts. The City of Phoenix receives 21.28 percent of the funding received by Maricopa County, which is dispersed annually. Phoenix accounts for majority of fatal overdoses within Maricopa County, most of which involved opioids. Under the One Arizona Agreement, funds must be used for nationally recognized, evidence-based and evidence-informed strategies that address:
Prevention of co-occurring substance misuse.
Support for people in treatment and recovery.
Prevention of overdose deaths and other harms.
Support for people who have or are at risk of developing a Substance Use Disorder.
The City of Phoenix Naloxone Program
Naloxone, commonly known as the brand Narcan®, is a type of medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. Naloxone is an evidence-based, nationally recognized tool to prevent opioid overdose deaths.
The goals of the Naloxone Program include:
Increasing knowledge of the signs and symptoms of opioid overdose.
Increasing awareness of the use of Naloxone for opioid overdose.
Increasing accessibility of Naloxone.
Increasing efficacy for responding to overdose.
Decreasing stigma associated with overdose.
Decreasing overdose fatalities in Phoenix.
Naloxone Program Outcomes
As of August 2024, the City of Phoenix Naloxone Program has distributed over 10,500 Naloxone kits.
Distribution
The City of Phoenix Naloxone Program provides overdose reversal kits and training on opioid overdose. The training covers how to administer Naloxone along with increasing the accessibility and availability of Naloxone through the following distribution methods:
Administration: Employees and non-employee volunteers elect to carry Naloxone or have quick access to Naloxone for overdose response.
Take-Home: Free Naloxone kits are made available through participating City of Phoenix departments at physical City locations.
The following City departments were on boarded to the Naloxone Program in the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2023-24:
Administration: Parks and Recreation.
In addition, the following City departments, offices and functions continue to support and participate in the Naloxone Program.
Administration only
Aviation
Municipal Court
Homeless Solutions
Take-Home and Administration
Community Assistance Program
Family Services Center
Head Start
Housing
Human Resources
Library
Neighborhood Services
Heat Response and Mitigation
Senior Services
Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Training
Public Health staff developed the opioid overdose and Naloxone training in collaboration with Phoenix Fire, Human Resources, Phoenix TV, Communications and PHXYou. All City employees and non-employee volunteers are encouraged to complete the training. In the program’s first year, over 2,900 employees and non-employee volunteers completed the Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Training.
Collaboration with VolunteerPHX
All Naloxone is distributed via kits packed through our partnership with VolunteerPHX. Each Naloxone kit includes two does (4 mg) of Narcan® nasal spray, one pair of nitrile gloves, one breathing shield for CPR rescue breaths, and instructional pamphlet in English and Spanish. Volunteers continue to play a crucial role in the program's success, in the programs first year in collaborating with VolunteerPHX, corporate groups engaged in Naloxone kits assembly include the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, Bank of American, Epiq, Brilliant Bridal, Interwell Health, Amazon, Dominium, and Door Dash. This collaboration resulted in:
Over 200 volunteers.
Over 200 hours of dedicated service.
Assembly of over 7,500 naloxone kits.
Financial Impact
The Naloxone Program is funded through the City of Phoenix allocation of the One Arizona Opioid Settlement dollars. Naloxone is an approved abatement strategy to prevent overdose deaths and associated harms. In the first year of the program, $90,023.29 was spent on the Naloxone Program. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Office of Public Health.