As Freestanding ERs Proliferate, Colorado Lawmakers Finally Find Traction On Regulation
In 2014, there were 15 freestanding ERs in Colorado. Now there are more than 50.
Bill Would Allow Pharmacists To Tell Customers Drugs Cost Less With Cash
Republican Rep. Jim Wilson, of Salida, a co-sponsor of the bill, says other states are also looking to reverse this “gag order.”
Denver Ballot Initiative Aims To Finance Mental Health, Substance Abuse Programs
If approved by voters, the ‘Caring 4 Denver’ sales tax could raise as much as $450 million in a decade.
Opioids And Weed Make Headlines In Colorado, But Meth Ruins More And More Lives
Methamphetamine was found in the systems of 280 Coloradans who died of overdoses in 2017, a number up sharply from the year before.
The Next Step In Workplace Wellness Lets Employees Shape A Healthy Culture
There’s a shift in thinking for most workplace wellness programs: less about metrics and more about encouraging employees to define wellness on their terms.
The Mystery Of A Polio-Like Illness In Colorado May Be Solved
University of Colorado researchers along with colleagues around the world, say they’ve identified the likely cause of an illness that plagued kids a few years ago.
Methamphetamine Drives Ever-Climbing Overdose Death Numbers In Colorado
The state also documented record numbers in 2017 for deaths involving opioids, fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Huerfano Was The 1st Colorado County To Sue Over Opioids. Now, Pueblo May Join
Pueblo County commissioner Terry Hart, a Democrat, said his county has been one of the hardest hit by the state’s opioid crisis.
Hoping To Blunt Opioid Deaths, ‘Naloxone For Life’ Is Equipping Colorado First Responders
Since the program was launched less than two years ago, officers have saved at least 320 people from an overdose death.
About 50 Coloradans Used End-Of-Life Drugs In 2017, State Says
The statistics are similar to those of other states with medical-aid-in-dying laws.
If Hospitals Can Change Their Approach To Pain, They Can Cut Into The Opioid Epidemic
Ten Colorado hospitals across the state participated in a six-month pilot project to cut opioid use called the Colorado Opioid Safety Collaborative.
As The Opioid Crisis Grows, Here’s What Colorado Lawmakers Are Proposing in 2018
The scale of the problem has prompted Colorado lawmakers to propose a set of bills they hope may lead to better prevention and treatment.
Who Will Fill The Treatment Gap Now That Denver’s Arapahoe House Is Closed?
For more than four decades, Arapahoe House provided an array of treatment services to about 5000 people a year, meeting a key community niche.
CU Study: Medicaid Expansion States, Like Colorado, Less Likely To See Hospitals Close
Colorado ranks 44th in the nation for per capita Medicaid spending, in a report by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Trump Notwithstanding, Coloradans Sign Up For Health Care In Growing Numbers
Obamacare survives, along with plenty of questions about its future, and for people who want to sign up for coverage under the program.
Aid In Dying Group Releases Early Numbers On Life-Ending Prescriptions For 2017
About a third of those who obtain a prescription decide in the end not to use the drug, according to the group Compassion and Choices.
