Tag: Opioid Epidemic In The United States
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Colorado, other states, reach $7.4 billion settlement over opioid crisis
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The Colorado Attorney General’s Office, along with 14 other states, helped secure a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family over its role in fueling the ongoing opioid crisis. The resolution comes on the heels of a previous settlement that was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2024. The new agreement…
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Colorado Attorney General awards $4 million to opioid crisis programs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One thousand, one-hundred and sixty. That’s how many people died of opioid overdoses in Colorado in 2022 — a nearly 54% uptick from the 620 deaths in 2019, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. As part of the efforts to combat the…
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Survey: Despite rising deaths, nearly half of Colorado voters say opioid crisis is less important
In Colorado, 43% of voters say combating the opioid crisis has become a lower priority for them since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to a survey released Wednesday by Rehab.com. Colorado’s indifference towards opioids was higher than the national average of 38%. Though public interest has decreased, the opioid epidemic has increased in severity during…
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Drug overdoses just one example of ‘excess deaths’ during pandemic
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drug overdoses aren’t the only cause of death that have spiked since the beginning of the spread of the novel coronavirus. The number of deaths in Colorado caused by heart disease, stroke, liver disease and Alzheimer’s are all up over recent years, adding to the…
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Drug overdoses surged during pandemic, outreach programs struggling to help
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drug overdose deaths in Colorado began to climb in March, with the full onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and continued to surge through the spring. By May, according to state health department data, the number of drug overdose deaths reached nearly twice the average from…
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LIFE | Drug overdoses surged during pandemic, outreach programs struggling to help
Drug overdose deaths in Colorado began to climb in March, with the full onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and continued to surge through the spring. Outreach programs such as the Stout Street Foundation in Commerce City, CO are struggling to help, with limited in-person meetings and visitations. (Video by Skyler Ballard)