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As more organizations and coalitions join the fight against the opioid crisis, there is a need to track our collective performance as we set goals and work to achieve our objectives. To that end, the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention has developed a strategy management system and is sharing access to it with […]

By Whit Oyler, Strategic Planning Coordinator What are STR and SOR? The State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis grant (STR) and the State Opioid Response grant (SOR) are major funding sources from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) to […]

The Consortium has released its February newsletter! Check it out if you want to learn more about opioid- and substance misuse-related bills the Legislature is considering this session, learn about our naloxone public awareness campaign, stay in the know about upcoming events, and more! Please subscribe to stay in touch. The newsletter will be released once a […]

By Jessica Eaddy, Consortium External Relations Strategist Naloxone, frequently called by its intranasal brand name, Narcan, is an FDA-approved medication that reverses opioid overdoses. Naloxone can be carried by all citizens in the state of Colorado to reverse an opioid overdose. As our state’s rate of drug overdoses continues to rise, an increasing number of individuals […]

Has naloxone saved your life? Have you saved a life using naloxone? Has naloxone saved anyone you love or know from a potentially fatal opioid overdose? The Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention would love to hear your story. The Consortium, which coordinates Colorado’s statewide response to the opioid crisis, is collecting stories from […]

The Colorado Legislature is in its second month, and lawmakers continue to consider a number of bills related to the opioid crisis and prescription drug abuse prevention. The Legislature moves fast—the best way to keep up if you want to follow the progress of a bill or the hearing schedule is to use the General […]

The Consortium has released its first newsletter! Check it out if you want to learn more about opioid- and substance misuse-related bills the Legislature is considering this session, read the annual report, learn about upcoming events, and more! Please subscribe to stay in touch. The newsletter will be released once a month. Visit our newsletter […]

The Colorado Legislature is back in session, and lawmakers will consider a number of bills related to the opioid crisis and prescription drug abuse prevention. The Legislature moves fast—the best way to keep up if you want to follow the progress of a bill or the hearing schedule is to use the General Assembly’s web […]

Aurora, CO – December 27, 2018 – Coloradans are concerned about prescription drug abuse and support increased state funding for initiatives to address the epidemic, according to a survey commissioned by the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention to measure the public’s awareness of the opioid crisis. More than half of the survey’s 1,400 […]