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17 people charged with fentanyl distribution resulting in death in Colorado

Colorado Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen fights opioid epidemic with push to screen mail for fentanyl

As more teens overdose on fentanyl, schools face a drug crisis unlike any other

EDITORIAL: Fentanyl shows no signs of relenting

Denver’s fatal fentanyl overdoses rose 16% in first half of 2023

New detox program helps youth with growing substance use disorders

Facing new drug reality, Colorado lawmakers reconvene opioid committee for first time in 4 years

Denver hospital opens youth detox center

Formerly homeless man says Denver will be next San Francisco if leaders don’t change course

DEA administrator says social media companies not complying to address fentanyl crisis

Traffic stop on I-17 in Anthem ends in seizure of 56 pounds of fentanyl, meth

America’s Approach to Addiction Has Gone Off the Rails

Denverites must unite to fight fentanyl

Colorado fentanyl overdose deaths level off in 2022 with 920 dead

Toddler finds fentanyl at Colorado McDonald’s play area

U.S. drug overdose deaths hit a record in 2022 as some states see a big surge

Boyfriend’s Fentanyl Death Inspires Nonprofit to Battle Crisis

Colorado man arrested after large amounts of fentanyl, meth seized during traffic stop

Join Forces to Save Lives Across Colorado

Colorado lawmakers defeat bill to add penalties for drug dealers linked to fatal overdoses

Polis signs bill that expands immunity protections for people who report overdoses

Drug dealers who sell lethal fentanyl doses rarely prosecuted under new Colorado law

Denver mayoral candidates answer The Gazette on fentanyl and other topics

U.S. Department of State partners with Denver public health experts in effort to combat fentanyl crisis

Denver leaders: Auto theft down, fentanyl cases up

Denver’s overdose deaths decreased in 2022, but fentanyl-linked deaths rose

Concertgoers Allowed to Carry Narcan Into Some Festivals. Will It Help Save Lives?

DEA says fentanyl mixed with sedative approved for veterinary use found in Colorado

5 fentanyl overdoses reported in Boulder within 36-hour period: Is a new pill to blame?

With youth as audience, Denver mayoral candidates focus on fentanyl at 5280 High School forum

Recent mayoral debates have been combative, but the forum on Thursday, which focused on fentanyl, was much more collaborative. The Denver Gazette reports:

Denver mayoral candidates to answer youth questions on drugs, violence, mental health

On Thursday, 5280 High School and Rise Above Colorado will host a youth-led mayoral forum to address issues that affect teens like mental health, fentanyl and school-based violence, Fox31 reports.

Denver’s fentanyl crisis is focus of next mayor’s race debate

Rise Above Colorado, a group focused on measuring the effects of teen perceptions and attitudes about the risks of substance abuse, will host a forum among the mayoral candidates on March 16 in an effort to bring attention to the fentanyl crisis, The Denver Gazette reports.

Social media companies provide easy access to fentanyl, Colorado AG report shows

Crackdown by social media companies on the flow of fentanyl and other drugs through their platforms has been inconsistent, exacerbated by insufficient legislation and other public policies to regulate social media, according to a new report from Attorney General Phil Weiser. The Denver Gazette has the story.

‘Life’s been different’: Lone survivor of Commerce City fentanyl poisonings breaks her silence

One year ago, five people were found dead inside a Commerce City apartment. Initially, no one knew exactly what happened inside apartment 307 at the North Range Crossings Apartments, not even the one person who survived that night.  9News interviews the lone survivor.

Why all parents should get Narcan and more on the dangers of fentanyl

Federal, state and local governments are scrambling to address the threat posed by fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that has set off the deadliest drug epidemic in American history. The FDA is considering making the antidote Narcan available over the counter, The Washington Post reports. Find out what this could mean for parents.

Teachers learn to administer Narcan amid opioid crisis

As the U.S. continues to contend with an opioid epidemic that has led to surge in accidental deaths among teens — largely due to fentanyl — some teachers are now being educated on the use of Narcan, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses, CBS News reports.

Denver7 reports on the launch of What Is Our Plan? fentanyl educational effort

Eleven Denver mayoral candidates share views on how to reduce fentanyl’s death toll 

Denver — Eleven candidates for Denver mayor responded to four specific questions from Rise Above Colorado about how they would address the city’s fentanyl epidemic, which claimed far more lives in 2022 than car crashes and homicides combined.