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Beer and wine became more widely available in Colorado even as drinking deaths rose

Alcohol is socially acceptable and can be hard to avoid for people in recovery

By Meg Wingerter | mwingerter@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: January 4, 2024 at 6:00 AM MST | UPDATED: January 25, 2024 at 2:33 PM MST

Distributors and suppliers stocks wine at a Safeway in Aurora on March 1, 2023. Voters recently approved Proposition 125, allowing wine sales at grocery stores statewide. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) — Distributors and suppliers stock wine at a Safeway store in Aurora on March 1, 2023. Colorado voters approved Proposition 125 in 2022, expanding wine sales to grocery stores across the state. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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Colorado voters expanded access to beer and wine as the gradual rise in Colorado's already high rate of alcohol deaths was accelerating, experts said.

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