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The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recommends that schools, including elementary schools, keep naloxone on hand as fatal opioid overdoses rise, particularly from the potent drug fentanyl.

Naloxone can save lives from overdoses but stocking the drug in Colorado high schools receives both praise and pushback

The Durango volleyball team lost its first match at home in almost a month, falling to 3A heavyweight Delta in four sets on Tuesday night. Delta improved to 16-0 overall, 6-0 in the 3A Western Slope l...

The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recommends that schools, including elementary schools, keep naloxone on hand as fatal opioid overdoses rise, particularly from the potent drug fentanyl.

About nine states require at least some K-12 schools to store naloxone on-site.

Though more districts have signed on since last year, only about a third of Colorado districts had enrolled in the state’s giveaway program at the start of this school year.

Though more districts have signed on since last year, only about a third of Colorado districts had enrolled in the state’s giveaway program at the start of this school year.

Thirty-three states have laws that allow schools or school employees to carry, store or administer naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication. But some states and school districts struggle with the stigma that comes with it.

For 2021 Durango High School graduate Abbey Hunt, Oct. 20 will be a homecoming ... of sorts. Durango friends, family and movie buffs will be able to see her on the big screen at the Gaslight Theatre i...

A Colorado program provides schools with free or low-cost Narcan, a drug that reverses fentanyl overdoses, but just a third of eligible schools are participating.