Tag: Don Stader
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Fentanyl and its dangerous mix: Cheap, easy to produce and deadly
Fentanyl has fueled a spiraling overdose crisis in Colorado and across the United States. The drug’s increasingly ubiquitous presence, both in the illicit market overall and in other substances, has permanently changed the drug supply, officials say. Between March 2020 and March 2021, more than 100,000 Americans fatally overdosed, the first time the country had…
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Law enforcement groups, harm reduction advocates clash over fentanyl possession
A coalition of law enforcement organizations on Thursday criticized a sweeping approach to the fentanyl crisis in Colorado, saying it doesn’t do enough to crack down on those who possess the deadly drug. But harm reduction and addiction experts have taken the opposite position, warning that proposed changes to the state’s drug code would have…
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Colorado jails embrace drug program to combat addictions, fatal overdoses
Before she went to jail and before she overdosed, Brittany Medlin dabbled in getting clean. She’d make it three days, maybe five. She and her sister, also then struggling with addiction, had been subjects of an “Intervention”-style TV show. The broadcast had sent them both to rehab. Jill Conner, their mom, told Medlin that if she…