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Many people rely on opioids to manage chronic pain.

Settlement with Kroger adds $68.5 million to AZ opioid fund

Agreement also adds reporting requirements to Fry's & Smith's pharmacies.

A warning label for opioid addiction on an oxycodone bottle.

Pima County sees decrease in overdose deaths

Pima County is seeing a 17% decrease in overdose fatalities, which the county attributes to ongoing harm reduction strategies.

State Sen. John Kavanagh (R) (left) and State Rep. Analise Ortiz (D) (right) debate Prop. 314., an immigration enforcement referendum.

Fact checking the Prop. 314 "Secure the Border Act" debate

We check the claims made in the Clean Elections Commission debate over Proposition 314.

The lights atop a vehicle belonging to Agua Prieta, Mexico police. A Mexican flag is visible in the background. October 2019.

US arrests 2 leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel: ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of 'El Chapo'

A Mexican federal official told The Associated Press that Zambada and Guzmán López arrived in the United States on a private plane and turned themselves in to authorities.

Border wall fencing with concertina wire attached in Douglas, Ariz. January 2021.

Shadow Wolves may see better career mobility under new bill

Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema introduced new legislation that would both improve border security and the retention of Shadow Wolves agents.

The Arizona state Capitol on March 3, 2020.

The Buzz: The coming state budget has its critics

Worries about shorted funding, misallocated funds and existing problems cause concern for some.

CBP officers stand guard next to fentanyl seized by the agency at the Port of Nogales Jan. 26, 2019.

Analysis counts toll of Arizona fentanyl crisis at $58 billion

A new report calculates the direct and indirect costs of the fentanyl crisis to Arizona’s economy at $58 billion last year.

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Image of landscape, featuring cloud cover, after monsoon.

Understanding men's mental health, and overcoming depression

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The Pascua Yaqui Tribe welcome new leadership; and the legacy of screen actor Donald Sutherland.

As fentanyl seizures increase, Arizona among the worst

A new government-funded study shows that seizures of illicit fentanyl nationwide increased dramatically from 2017 to last year, with Arizona among the top states leading the increase.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with Mayor Regina Romero about the impacts of fentanyl on the community at the Tucson 911/311 Call Center on May 3, 2024.

Blinken talks battling fentanyl with Mayor Romero

Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Tucson Friday and spoke with Mayor Regina Romero about the impacts of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs on the community.