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ARORP’s “unity of purpose and bottomless resolve” in the fight against opioids powers a movement.
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  • Photography By: Cover art courtesy Mental Health Guide of Arkansas. Photos by Lori Sparkman.

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Since its founding in 2022, the Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership (ARORP) has become a nationally recognized leader in the statewide fight against opioid abuse. Partnering with more than 200 community organizations, ARORP has used settlement money from a historic litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors to help fund prevention and treatment programs in all 75 Arkansas counties, and their work continues to make headlines. The 2026 issue of the Mental Health Guide of Arkansas, a publication of AY Media Group, takes an in-depth look at the unique partnership and the people and stories behind its creation. Click here to read more.

Cover art courtesy Mental Health Guide of Arkansas (armentalhealthguide.com). Photos by Lori Sparkman.

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