April 2021 Legislative Update
The Colorado General Assembly is past the midway point of its 2021 session, and lawmakers continue to work on a number of bills related to addressing the opioid crisis and […]
Biden-Harris Administration’s Statement of Drug Policy Priorities for Year One
On April 1st, the White House Office of National Drug Control and Policy announced seven priorities of the Biden-Harris administration for addressing the nation’s overdose and addiction crisis. The Administration’s […]
March 2021 legislative update
By José Esquibel Currently, four bills have been introduced in the current legislative session related to opioids and other substance use disorders. Here are brief summaries of the bills. This is […]
Naloxone resources available for school districts
Members of Boulder County’s Substance Use Advisory Group in collaboration with the Consortium and CDPHE have developed a new resource, the Naloxone in Schools Toolkit. This useful toolkit is designed […]
2021 Lunch and Learn Series
Registration is now open for the Consortium’s 2021 Lunch and Learn series by clicking on the hyperlinked topics below. If a recording is available, it will be linked below after […]
Sharing Our Appreciation for Consortium Work Group Leaders
By José Esquibel, Consortium Director The Colorado Consortium utilizes the principles of collective impact to implement a variety of strategies for mitigating and reversing the opioid crisis. This includes sharing […]
January 2021 legislative update
By Jamie Feld, External Relations Strategist Legislators are poised to tackle a number of important issues related to the opioid crisis and substance use prevention and treatment as they prepare […]
Partners, places needed for CDPHE sharps program
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is launching a new sharps/needle take-back program and is looking for partners to host collection kiosks. The program is modeled on the […]
Movement on opioid litigation settlements
by José Antonio Esquibel, Director, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Published Nov. 20, 2019 There is good news. Settlement agreements were recently reached with several opioid distributors and […]
Consortium adds benzodiazepine work group
The Consortium has added an 11th work group, which will focus on benzodiazepines. While this group is refining its mission statement, its goals are to use public awareness and provider […]