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This is a selection of recent media stories, reports, press releases, and other items that discuss the prescription drug abuse epidemic and opioid crisis. Please follow us on Twitter for regular updates.
2019
Colorado overdose deaths fall for first time since 2012
Colorado records modest decline in drug overdose deaths — the first decline since 2012
Prescriptions Fall 14% As Colorado Doctors Cut Back On Opioids
Peer coaches offer substance use support in the ER
Drug overdose deaths across Colorado drop for the first time in years
Colorado makes gains fighting U.S. opioid overdose death rate
CoBank Contributes $500,000 for Opioid Abuse Prevention Research and Education
Colorado’s Opioid Crisis Slows, In Part Because Of A Drug That Reverses Overdoses
Capitol review: Lawmakers chipped away at opioid epidemic with 6 bills
OBH leads CRAFT training in Pueblo
‘No county is particularly immune’
New Guide Helps Coloradans Achieve Mental Wellness and Recovery
How CU uses its expertise to fight the opioid crisis
New legislation aims to tackle opioid crisis in Colorado
Rob Valuck of CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy on Safe Injection Sites
Opioid Addiction Targets Emergency Department Programs
New initiatives aim to slow a new generation of drug addicts
Survey: More Colorado Teens Are Realizing The Risk Of Misusing Prescription Opiates
Report shows Colorado’s response to the opioid crisis
The first Colorado Senate bill of the session focuses on opioids
Amid a growing opioid epidemic, lawmakers hope to end drug-addiction withdrawal in county jails
Eastern Plains Program Brings New Understanding Of Opioid Crisis To Coloradans
Fremont County officials, organizations addressing the opioid crisis together