The joint issues of opioid overprescription by physicians and opioid overuse and overdose by patients have been plaguing both Maricopa County and Arizona as a whole in recent years. However, between June 2017 and January 2018, Maricopa County recorded 3,114 total opioid overdoses or 7.06 opioid overdoses per 10,000 people. Compared to the neighboring Pima County, which has 9.56 opioid overdoses per 10,000 people, Maricopa County has a lower overdose rate due to opioids. Arizona reported 5,202 opioid overdoses in the same time period, and the state’s prevalence of 7.25 opioid overdoses per 10,000 people is nearly identical to Maricopa County’s rate.