The Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership is providing community grants to drug-free programs statewide. Here’s what to know.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas officials have been monitoring the state’s opioid epidemic for years — a silent killer that has terrorized the lives of many.
According to Arkansas Drug Director Tom Fisher, the state has recorded an increase in fentanyl and methamphetamine deaths in the last five years.
“The opioid-involved autopsies that we looked at were an 85% increase,” Fisher said. “Even deeper into fentanyl specific, or what we would like to refer to as fentanyl, involved overdoses; it was 156% increase.”
That’s why officials are working to catch the issue early. The Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership and CADCA collaborated to provide seven coalitions with the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grant.
“To see seven of these 10 coalitions funded is a significant impact not only to the communities they serve, but for the state of Arkansas,” …