Legislative Update — February 2023
The General Assembly is back in session, and as always lawmakers are considering several bills about opioids and substance use treatment and prevention. Here are eight that the Consortium is […]
Colorado Launches Fentanyl Overdose Prevention Campaign
Aug. 31, 2022 -- New Fentanyl Awareness Campaign Skips Judgment to Land Safety Message
Consortium helps CU Anschutz students save lives with naloxone
Students at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus spend years learning how to save lives. This week, they learned how to stop opioid overdose deaths by using naloxone. It might be […]
Legislature introduces major bill to prevent fentanyl overdoses, increase criminal penalties
A major bill intended to decrease the number of fentanyl overdose deaths and increase criminal penalties related to fentanyl has been introduced in the General Assembly. The Fentanyl Accountability and […]
Behavioral Health Transformational Task Force Begins Meetings
The Behavioral Health Transformational Task Force, created by SB21-137, met for the first time on Aug. 17. The group is tasked with issuing a report with recommendations to the General […]
Beyond the Numbers video series returns
Though it may be simpler to focus on the alarming and growing numbers of individuals experiencing a substance use disorder or losing their lives from an overdose, we must remember […]
May 2021 legislative update
The last possible day for the 2021 legislative session is June 12. While there were hopes for the session to end late May, many anticipate session to close June 11. […]
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 […]