Evaluation Resources

Substance Abuse Epidemiology Work Group (Arizona)

The Epi Work Group is responsible for releasing a biennial comprehensive, informative, and functional profile of substance abuse in the state for use by coalitions, agencies, and individuals in relevant fields. In order to publish the first Arizona Substance Abuse Epidemiology Profile in 2005, the Epi Work Group identified indicators of substance use consequence and consumption patterns and thoroughly analyzed available indicator data.

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Arizona Criminal Justice Commission

The Arizona Community Data Project (CDP) website was developed by Bach Harrison, LLC and is brought to you by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC). Funds for the website are provided by the Arizona Governor’s Office for Children Youth and Families, specifically for the purpose of providing the recipients (i.e., community coalitions) of the Strategic Prevention Framework Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG) with localized data to inform their efforts at reducing youth substance use.

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Arizona Youth Survey

Arizona Revised Statute §41-2416 requires the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission to conduct a statewide survey that is designed to measure the prevalence and frequency of substance abuse by youth, as well as their attitudes toward substance abuse. To comply with Arizona Revised Statute §41-2416 the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission’s Statistical Analysis Center conducts a biennial Arizona Youth Survey. This survey is administered to a statewide sample of 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students attending public and charter middle and high schools throughout Arizona. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission has been conducting a youth survey for 19 years on a biennial basis; however, notable improvements in the survey model, sampling methods and the increasing levels of participation distinguish the Arizona Youth Surveys administered in 2002 to the present from prior surveys.

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Hospital Discharge Database Summary Report

The reports in this section summarize inpatient discharges, emergency department visits and revenue charges reported by state-licensed, non-psychiatric hospitals. They include; 1) raw number counts, 2) unadjusted [straight] averages and 3) unadjusted [straight] percentages. The data presented have been audited in compliance with the applicable statute (A.R.S. 36-125.05) and rule (R9-11-401 and 402) and have not been altered or manipulated by ADHS personnel in any way.

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Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics

Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics Annual Reports

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Characteristics of ER visits and inpatient discharges with the diagnosis of Alcohol Abuse

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Arizona Governor’s Office of Children, Youth, and Families

Substance Abuse Treatment Services Capacity Report

This report addresses the fourth requirement of Executive Order 2008-01; it reports on Arizona’s capacity to provide substance abuse treatment services to those in need of such treatment and describes the collaborative efforts undertaken by multiple agencies to determine this information.

Data collected by the Arizona Department of Health Services, Division of Behavioral Health Services; the Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) and the Substance Abuse Epidemiology Work Group were used to inform this report.

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Substance Abuse Epidemiology Work Group

Arizona Substance Abuse Epidemiology Profile

The mission of the Substance Abuse Epidemiology Work Group is to provide communities, policymakers and local, state and tribal officials with data on the use of alcohol and illicit, over-the-counter, and prescription drugs to inform their substance abuse prevention and intervention strategies.

In line with its mission, the Substance Abuse Epidemiology Work Group has four main goals:

• Compile and synthesize information and data on substance abuse and its associated consequences and correlates, including mental illness and emerging trends, through a collaborative and cooperative data-sharing process.

• Assess substance abuse treatment service capacity in Arizona and detail gaps in service availability.

• Serve as a resource to the Arizona Substance Abuse Partnership and member agencies to support data-driven decision-making that makes the best use of the resources available to address substance abuse and related issues in Arizona.

• Identify data gaps and address them in order to provide Arizona with a comprehensive picture of substance abuse in the state.

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