Substance Abuse Task Force and Recovery Court
Summary
Community Bridges is serving over 1,100 people, and a new 16-bed residential treatment facility is finally moving toward furnishing and hiring after contractor delays — but there's still no opening date.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 2
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 16, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
$12,000 awarded for Red Ribbon Week anti-drug programming.
People needing residential treatment in the Page area will gain 16 local beds when the facility opens.
Mentions & discussions (4)
City Council - Oct 28, 2026
Drug-use statistics from magistrate court are trending down, four more recovery court graduates bring the total to 28, and $12,000 was awarded for Red Ribbon Week with the schools.
Substance Abuse Task Force - Oct 21, 2026
Page Magistrate Court's recovery court has grown from a 15-person goal to 29 participants, with 24 graduates since 2022, and case filings are down 57% since 2019. The Justice Court is working to expand its felony treatment court with Superior Court and probation partners.
Substance Abuse Task Force - Sep 16, 2026
Community Bridges is serving over 1,100 people, and a new 16-bed residential treatment facility is finally moving toward furnishing and hiring after contractor delays — but there's still no opening date.
Substance Abuse Task Force - May 20, 2026
Coconino County's 2023 Overdose Fatality Review shows fentanyl and meth driving deaths, with 24 in Page from 2019–2023 and Arizona overdose deaths up nearly 20% in 2024 while other states declined. Most decedents are employed men under 45, and meth recently overtook fentanyl in toxicology reports.
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