Hundreds die of fentanyl overdoses in Colorado each year
As advocates and legislators fight the fentanyl crisis, latest numbers show the drug continues to contribute to more than half of all drug overdoses in Colorado.
Source: 9news.com
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High Rockies Harm Reduction wins grants to expand harm reduction services
The organization will receive $100,000 per year for at least two years from the Opioid Abatement Council, with opportunities to renew the grant for an 18-year period of funding.
Source: aspentimes.com
Colorado's overdose rates stabilized in 2022, despite fentanyl's growing dominance
After two years of surging overdose deaths, Colorado's overdose rates plateaued in 2022. But they remain at near-all time highs, and officials warned that there's no end in sight for fentanyl's dominance.
Source: canoncitydailyrecord.com
Colorado's overdose rates stabilized in 2022, despite fentanyl's growing dominance
After two years of surging overdose deaths, Colorado's overdose rates plateaued in 2022. But they remain at near-all time highs, and officials warned that there's no end in sight for fentanyl's dominance.
Source: denverpost.com
Colorado fentanyl overdose deaths see plateau in 2022 | Fentanyl Coverage
For the first time in three years, the number of fentanyl-involved overdose deaths in the state plateaued, signaling hope for families and government agencies that Coloradans are becoming keenly aware of the drug’s deadly scope. Numbers obtained by The Denver Gazette from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment show that 920 people in the state died from fentanyl poisoning in 2022, up .09% from the 2021 when 912 people lost their lives.
Source: gazette.com