Key points
The CDC Injury Center prioritizes funding for the prevention of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), overdose, and suicide. This page shows how funds were appropriated in the state of Arkansas in FY22.
Overdose prevention funding - Arkansas
There were 106,699 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2021 (32.4 deaths per 100,000 standard population), a 16% increase from 2020.1
Total overdose prevention funding in Arkansas
- Arkansas State Award: $2,231,500
- Overdose Response Strategy: $74,500*
*average award amount
Examples of how Arkansas is working to prevent overdose
Multi-channel media campaign
The Arkansas Chamber of Commerce Foundation launched a multi-channel digital marketing and social media campaign highlighting the benefits of second chance hiring opportunities for those in active, sustained recovery. This campaign, Together Arkansas, encouraged employers to consider this untapped potential labor pool to benefit their companies, communities, and people seeking employment.
Enhanced patient and provider education
Arkansas developed a sub-grant with the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences to educate providers on safe prescribing of controlled medications. To date, the initiative has reached 30 providers and has delivered 37 academic detailing sessions on topics such as opioid safety, naloxone prescribing, benzodiazepine safety, and age-friendly healthcare.
- Spencer MR, Miniño AM, Warner M. Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 2001–2021. NCHS Data Brief, no 457. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2022. DOI: https://dx.doi. org/10.15620/cdc:122556
- NVSS – Drug Overdose Deaths