Tag: Overdose
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Douglas County woman convicted in 2022 fentanyl death of toddler
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly listed Birkbeck as Gilmour’s current boyfriend. The two were not in a relationship at the time of Layton’s death. The Denver Gazette regrets the error. A jury found a Douglas County woman guilty Friday in the 2022 death of her son from a fentanyl overdose. Hanna…
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Man faces up to 190 years in prison for fentanyl distribution in Boulder County
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man faces up to 190 years in prison for fentanyl distribution leading to the death of at least one other person in Boulder County. Carlos Centeno-Izaguirre pleaded guilty to several counts, including distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death as well as distributing…
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Appeals court orders new child abuse trial after defense lawyer overrode client, admitted guilt
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A man serving 28 years for child abuse will receive a new trial, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday, because the defense attorney overrode his client’s wishes and told the jury the defendant was guilty in the overdose death of his son. After a mistrial, a second trial resulted in jurors convicting Joenny Manuel Astacio…
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Arapahoe County sees first fentanyl-overdose homicide arrest
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects in connection to a fentanyl overdose death — the first in the county since the law was passed increasing penalties regarding drug distribution. Following a year-long investigation, an arrest warrant was issued on July 23 for Max Arsenault, 32 and Julia Weishaar, 26, on suspicion of manslaughter and…
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Recovery Cards Project brings healing words for the holidays
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The aisles of Hallmark stores, and other holiday businesses, are lined with a staggering amount of greeting cards. From birthdays to graduations, any occasion can be met with a designed card. The global greeting card market was valued at $19.25 billion in 2022, according to…
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181 homeless people dead from fatal overdoses — and the year is not over yet
466 people have died from overdoses in Denver so far this year
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Colorado woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for dealing drugs to her own son
A Colorado Springs woman who pleaded guilty to dealing Xanax to her teenage son and his friends has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. According to a plea agreement, Maria Davis-Conchie, 49, gave her son and his friends drugs repeatedly, over the course of at least…
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Boulder County warns of deadly fentanyl powder in local illicit drug market
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Boulder County health officials on Thursday warned residents of a high-powered fentanyl powder that is making its way through the area’s illicit drug market — the results of which may be deadly. Police responded to a suspected overdose death in Boulder on Saturday, according to…
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After a year of declining fentanyl deaths, Denver sees alarming increase
After seeing a reprieve, of sorts, from fentanyl overdose last year with the number of deaths in Colorado reaching a plateau — a first in three years — the opioid appears to be making a deadly come back in 2023. Preliminary numbers in Denver show a roughly 16% increase in the number of fentanyl overdose…
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Colorado lawmakers renew debate about sites allowing drug use under supervision
Colorado lawmakers have renewed deliberations on a proposal to allow sites for people to use drugs under supervision in order to — backers say — do it more safely and prevent overdoses. The legislature’s discussion largely mirrors the talking points of five years ago, when lawmakers last brought a bill to allow such a center…