Decoding Arizona’s 2021 Substance Abuse Crisis: Insight into Startling Statistics

Jamie Hairston
7 min readJan 13, 2024

In 2021, the United States faced a critical challenge in substance abuse, with Arizona emerging as a focal point due to its alarming statistics. This year saw 2,019 opioid-related deaths in the state, a staggering figure that underscores a severe opioid crisis. This blog post aims to shed light on these concerning numbers and their broader implications. We aim to engage readers in understanding how these figures impact public health, influence policy decisions, and affect communities across Arizona. This exploration is…

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Jamie Hairston

Jamie is a former addiction counselor who now writes fiction about substance abuse and mental health issues.