/tags/addiction-treatment Addiction Treatment en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-08-07/teens-with-addiction-are-often-left-to-detox-without-medication 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’t find one. Mon, 07 Aug 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-08-07/teens-with-addiction-are-often-left-to-detox-without-medication Markian Hawryluk /health/2022-02-09/as-number-of-recovery-residences-grows-in-colorado-roommates-find-purpose-in-sober-living-homes 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. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:14:22 GMT /health/2022-02-09/as-number-of-recovery-residences-grows-in-colorado-roommates-find-purpose-in-sober-living-homes Stephanie Daniel /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2021-10-04/harm-reduction-takes-a-different-approach-to-addiction-recovery As a crisis of substance abuse and addiction continues to grip the United States, some treatment methods are focused on “safer use” rather than total abstinence. Mon, 04 Oct 2021 19:34:14 GMT /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2021-10-04/harm-reduction-takes-a-different-approach-to-addiction-recovery Colorado Edition, Alana Schreiber /health/2020-12-30/colorado-medicaid-expands-addiction-treatment-services-starting-jan-1 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’s 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. Wed, 30 Dec 2020 22:27:12 GMT /health/2020-12-30/colorado-medicaid-expands-addiction-treatment-services-starting-jan-1 Stephanie Daniel /politics/2018-10-18/to-better-treat-mental-health-issues-larimer-county-wants-to-raise-taxes 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,… Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:28:30 GMT /politics/2018-10-18/to-better-treat-mental-health-issues-larimer-county-wants-to-raise-taxes Stephanie Daniel /health/2018-07-27/state-program-wants-to-lift-the-stigma-of-opioid-addiction 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… Fri, 27 Jul 2018 22:31:44 GMT /health/2018-07-27/state-program-wants-to-lift-the-stigma-of-opioid-addiction Stephanie Daniel /health/2018-05-11/legislature-passes-opioid-bill-package-supporters-say-will-literally-be-saving-lives 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… Fri, 11 May 2018 22:47:27 GMT /health/2018-05-11/legislature-passes-opioid-bill-package-supporters-say-will-literally-be-saving-lives Stephanie Daniel