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When Denver Health wanted to open an inpatient opioid detox unit specifically for teens, doctors there searched high and low for a model to copy. They didn鈥檛 find one.

An estimated 400,000 Coloradans are in recovery for substance-use disorders. In 2019, the state released a five-year plan to help people get and stay sober. A key aspect of the plan is the use of recovery residences. The number of homes is growing as more people choose to live in a substance-free environment.

As a crisis of substance abuse and addiction continues to grip the United States, some treatment methods are focused on 鈥渟afer use鈥� rather than total abstinence.

On Jan. 1, Health First Colorado is expanding its substance use disorder benefit. Residential and inpatient treatment and withdrawal management services will be part of Medicaid鈥檚 covered services. The expansion was authorized by the state legislature in 2018. The additional services will give members access to a full range of treatment options.

Suicide has doubled in Larimer County since 2009 and its suicide rates are among the highest in the nation, according to local officials.Laurie Stolen,鈥�

Scott Kindel lives in Louisville, Colorado with his wife and 2-year-old son. He began drinking at 12 before moving on to his mom's prescription pain pills鈥�

Of the six opioid bills introduced to the state legislature this session, five passed and are on Gov. John Hickenlooper's desk. A bi-partisan group of鈥�