StopIt
The School Training Overdose Preparedness & Intelligence Taskforce (STOP-IT) was established by Superintendent Tom Horne to address the growing threat of opioid and fentanyl overdoses among Arizona youth and to strengthen overdose prevention and response efforts in Arizona schools. The STOP-IT Taskforce brought together experts from education, healthcare, behavioral health, public health, emergency response, and government agencies to develop recommendations and resources for Arizona schools. As a result of this collaborative effort, the task force developed the STOP-IT Toolkit for Schools.
The School Training Overdose Preparedness & Intelligence Taskforce (STOP-IT) has concluded.
The School Training Overdose Preparedness & Intelligence Toolkit for schools remains available to support schools in implementing best practices and creating safer learning environments for students, staff, and families.
STOP-IT Toolkit for Schools STOP-IT Toolkit Video
STOP-IT Overdose Training VideoNaloxone Request Form
Arizona law requires schools to have policies and procedures regarding emergency use of Naloxone
- Legislative Requirements for Naloxone in Schools: Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-341(A)(43).
- Naloxone Administration Requirements: Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 36-2267. Administration of opioid antagonist; exemption from civil liability; definition.
- Naloxone Reporting Requirements: Ariz. Admin Code Rule R 9-4-602
For more information, please contact [email protected]
Taskforce Representatives
Holly Geyer
Chair
Mayo
Clinic
Mike Kurtenbach
Co-Chair
Arizona Department
of Education
Lisa Alexander
Peoria Unified School District
Rebecca Astorga
Arizona Department of Education
Ashley Bello
Arizona Department of Education
Adena Bernstein
Attorney General’s Office
Eve Breier
Children First Leadership Academy
Tim Brienza
Yuma Union High School District
Geoffrey Brown
Northwest Christian School
Aiden Bryson
Student Representative (Public Charter School)
Ray Bunch
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Samantha Burke
Student Representative (Public School)
Jamie Burnett
Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
Vanna Campion
Terros Health
Manuel Cano
Arizona State University
Kevin Cashatt
Dysart Schools
John Croteau
Dysart Schools
Raminta Daniulaityte
Arizona State University
Dawn Densmore
Arizona Department of Education
Aja DeZeew
Cobre Valley Institute of Technology
Kate Dobler
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
Gretchen Dorner
Kingman Unified School District
Melanie Durden
Arizona Department of Education
Merilee Fowler
MATForce
Ivonne Garber
Arizona Department of Education
Joseph Gaw
Tucson Unified School District
Henry Gonzalez
Yuma Union High School District
Michael Gunderson
Arizona Counterdrug Task Force
Haley Horton
Community Medical Services
Christi Jen
Mayo Clinic
Catharina Johnson
Arizona Department of Education
Philip Johnson
Community Medical Services
Rob Kirchoff
Mayo Clinic
Gary Kirkilas
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Jon Kronstedt
Crestview Preparatory High School
C.J. Loiselle
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
Ashley Lowe
University of Arizona
Kevin Mach
Arizona Department of Education
Elizabeth Markona
Arizona Department of Health Services
Wendy Miller
Challenge Charter School
Randy Moffitt
Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
Michael Penca
Flagstaff Unified School District
Meghan Peterson
University of Arizona
Chy Porter
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
Samantha Reeves
Arizona Department of Education
Krystal Renszel
Mayo Clinic
Mary Ellen Rimsza
Child Mortality Review Committee
Maureen Roland
Banner Health
Dave Schad
Terros Health
Doug Skvarla
Arizona Board of Pharmacy
Yanitza Soto
Phoenix City Manager’s Office
Deb Stoks
Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family
Karen Tepper
Terros Health
Katie Tacey
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
Gabriel Trujillo
Tucson Unified School District
Desiree Voshefsky
Community Medical Services
Jenny Walker
Arizona Department of Education
William Walker
Arizona Department of Education
Autumn White
Arizona Department of Education
Resources
- Read through the STOP-IT Talking Points to get answers to questions you may have about opioids, STOP-IT efforts, and the legislation that governs this work in Arizona.
Publications:
- Arizona Department of Education Launches STOP-IT Task Force to Raise Awareness About Fentanyl's Dangers
- Arizona Capitol Times, October 17, 2024.
- These Are Our Children. Let's Take Them Back.
- Raising Arizona Kids, September 24, 2024.
- Arizona STOP-IT Tackles Fentanyl in Schools
- Arizona PBS, August 12, 2024.
- If We Don't STOP-IT, Who Will?
- Arizona Journal of Pharmacy, July 25, 2024.
Supporting Agencies and Organizations
Through valuable partnerships with the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the Arizona Department of Education and STOP-IT proudly announce an initiative to stock Arizona K-12 schools with opioid antagonist, naloxone kits.
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