/tags/opioid-crisis Opioid Crisis en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:24:40 GMT /news/2024-10-15/colorados-naloxone-fund-is-drying-up-even-as-opioid-settlement-money-rolls-in A fund created in 2019 has helped save people from opioid overdoses. However, funding for the program is running out. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:24:40 GMT /news/2024-10-15/colorados-naloxone-fund-is-drying-up-even-as-opioid-settlement-money-rolls-in Claire Cleveland, KFF Health ���ڱ��� /podcast/inthenoco/2024-02-01/racial-equity-housing-opioid-epidemic-emerge-as-big-items-this-legislative-session KUNC statehouse reporter Lucas Brady Woods takes us inside the halls of power today to explain what lawmakers are prioritizing at the Colorado state Capitol. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-02-01/racial-equity-housing-opioid-epidemic-emerge-as-big-items-this-legislative-session In The NoCo, Lucas Brady Woods /news/2022-12-16/with-a-state-approved-plan-in-hand-weld-county-is-ready-for-pending-opioid-settlement-funds Weld County is poised to receive about $1.2 million in settlements from federal opioid lawsuits, and the Colorado Opioid Abatement Council has approved its plans for using the funds. The chair of the Weld County Regional Opioid Council, which created the plan, joins us. Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:23:00 GMT /news/2022-12-16/with-a-state-approved-plan-in-hand-weld-county-is-ready-for-pending-opioid-settlement-funds Nikole Robinson Carroll /health/2022-12-14/in-rural-america-deadly-costs-of-opioids-outweigh-the-dollars-tagged-to-address-them Some people say it’s reasonable for densely populated areas to receive more settlement funds, since they serve more of those affected. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:15:00 GMT /health/2022-12-14/in-rural-america-deadly-costs-of-opioids-outweigh-the-dollars-tagged-to-address-them Kaiser Health ���ڱ��� | Aneri Pattani, Rae Ellen Bichell /news/2022-12-12/colorado-to-get-150-million-from-cvs-walgreens-for-opioid-settlement Colorado is getting over $150 million in opioid settlements from CVS and Walgreens. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 23:51:30 GMT /news/2022-12-12/colorado-to-get-150-million-from-cvs-walgreens-for-opioid-settlement Nikole Robinson Carroll /health/2022-04-26/after-one-year-the-colorado-naloxone-project-will-soon-be-available-nationally It's been a year since a local group launched what's called the Colorado Naloxone Project, an ambitious effort to combat the opioid overdose crisis that plagues our region, as well as much of the country. Naloxone is a safe drug used to counteract overdoses. And the project is designed to get naloxone into the hands of people most at risk for overdoses.Dr. Don Stader, chair of the Colorado Naloxone Project, joins KUNC's Yoselin Meza Miranda to discuss this effort. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 23:02:22 GMT /health/2022-04-26/after-one-year-the-colorado-naloxone-project-will-soon-be-available-nationally /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2022-03-07/how-the-pandemic-has-worsened-colorados-part-in-americas-overdose-death-epidemic Last November, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated that for the first time, drug overdose deaths topped 100,000 annually. In Colorado, nearly 1,500 people died from drug-related overdose deaths in 2020. We explore local and statewide efforts to prevent overdose deaths and reduce harm. Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:40:50 GMT /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2022-03-07/how-the-pandemic-has-worsened-colorados-part-in-americas-overdose-death-epidemic Henry Zimmerman, Erin O'Toole /health/2021-11-22/colorado-revamps-opioid-anti-stigma-campaign-to-reach-more-diverse-audience In 2018, Colorado launched “Lift The Label,” an opioid anti-stigma public awareness campaign encouraging those abusing drugs to seek treatment. But the ads primarily reached one group of people. To address this, the state revamped the campaign to reach a more diverse audience. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 00:35:38 GMT /health/2021-11-22/colorado-revamps-opioid-anti-stigma-campaign-to-reach-more-diverse-audience Stephanie Daniel /2021-11-12/rising-fentanyl-related-overdoses-in-northern-nevada-reflect-national-crisis Sheriff’s deputies in Washoe County, Nevada, responded to two fentanyl overdoses in a 12-hour span earlier this month. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 23:40:58 GMT /2021-11-12/rising-fentanyl-related-overdoses-in-northern-nevada-reflect-national-crisis Bert Johnson /health/2021-09-09/some-solutions-to-the-wests-overdose-crisis-test-strips-and-data Fentanyl test strips and better data may be a few of the many solutions to the opioid epidemic and the Mountain West's spike in overdose deaths. Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:00:00 GMT /health/2021-09-09/some-solutions-to-the-wests-overdose-crisis-test-strips-and-data Madelyn Beck