Tag: Opioid Overdose
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Aurora considers using state settlement funds for Narcan vending machines
Aurora is looking at options for using opioid abatement settlement funds for overdose intervention at the Regional Navigation Campus, which will officially open later this year. City staff members presented recommendations to the Aurora City Council on Monday for the use of the money, which comes from lawsuits the Colorado Department of Law wins against…
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Colorado Opioid Abatement Council announces $2 million in infrastructure grants
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Opioid Abatement Council this week approved roughly $2 million in infrastructure grants to six organizations helping combat the opioid crisis, which has killed more than 8,500 Coloradans over the past two decades. These grants are the first awarded from the statewide infrastructure share,…
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Denver Public Schools provide naloxone to nurses
Denver Public Schools will provide naloxone, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses, to its middle and high schools starting Monday. School nurses will have naloxone available as an added safety measure similarly to the way schools have Epipens and fire extinguishers, said Scott Pribble, a Denver Public Schools spokesperson. Pribble said the process of training…