/tags/opioid-use-disorder Opioid Use Disorder en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 28 May 2021 15:42:54 GMT /health/2021-05-28/opioid-overdoses-increasing-rapidly-across-the-mountain-west Nationally, the CDC estimates we lost around 92,000 Americans to overdoses in the past year, far more than ever before. The pandemic exacerbated mental health challenges and isolation, so that may be part of the reason: but so is the spread of synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Fri, 28 May 2021 15:42:54 GMT /health/2021-05-28/opioid-overdoses-increasing-rapidly-across-the-mountain-west Madelyn Beck /2020-09-02/colorado-receives-grant-to-combat-opioid-meth-addictions The Department of Human Services' Office of Behavioral Health will receive $41.6 million over the next two years from the State Opioid Response grant. The state has been awarded this grant since 2017 to combat opioid use disorders. But this grant cycle expands the focus to include methamphetamine and other stimulant use disorders. Wed, 02 Sep 2020 23:44:34 GMT /2020-09-02/colorado-receives-grant-to-combat-opioid-meth-addictions Stephanie Daniel /2020-08-11/telehealth-in-colorado-goes-from-emergency-fix-to-more-permanent-solution Many businesses have been forced to reduce in-person services because of the coronavirus. This includes hospitals, health care centers and clinics. As a result, use of telemedicine is on the rise. What started out as an emergency fix during the pandemic has become a more permanent solution. Tue, 11 Aug 2020 20:18:42 GMT /2020-08-11/telehealth-in-colorado-goes-from-emergency-fix-to-more-permanent-solution Stephanie Daniel /health/2019-11-06/from-prevention-to-recovery-colorado-lawmakers-advance-opioid-bills A group of bipartisan lawmakers continues to combat Colorado's opioid crisis.The Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee recently… Wed, 06 Nov 2019 22:18:14 GMT /health/2019-11-06/from-prevention-to-recovery-colorado-lawmakers-advance-opioid-bills Stephanie Daniel /health/2019-10-22/top-white-house-official-to-attend-drug-forum-in-windsor Anne Hazlett, senior advisor for rural affairs with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, will be the keynote speaker at a forum devoted… Tue, 22 Oct 2019 21:34:08 GMT /health/2019-10-22/top-white-house-official-to-attend-drug-forum-in-windsor Stephanie Daniel /health/2019-06-18/cu-drug-abuse-prevention-program-gets-boost-for-opioid-education A national cooperative bank is the latest group to join Colorado's effort to curb opioid abuse.CoBank is donating $500,000 to the University of Colorado's… Tue, 18 Jun 2019 23:28:11 GMT /health/2019-06-18/cu-drug-abuse-prevention-program-gets-boost-for-opioid-education Stephanie Daniel /health/2018-11-14/red-cross-volunteers-train-to-prevent-opioid-deaths The American Red Cross launched First Aid for Opioid Overdoses, a new online course aimed at teaching volunteers how to respond to a known or suspected… Wed, 14 Nov 2018 21:04:37 GMT /health/2018-11-14/red-cross-volunteers-train-to-prevent-opioid-deaths Stephanie Daniel /health/2018-11-05/cu-denver-to-study-treatments-for-both-pain-and-addiction More than $700,000 from the National Institute of Health's Institute of Drug Abuse is headed to the University of Colorado Denver to study treatments for… Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:57:54 GMT /health/2018-11-05/cu-denver-to-study-treatments-for-both-pain-and-addiction Stephanie Daniel