opioids

Efforts to understand the nationās drugged driving problem stall under Trump
Federal highway safety officials donāt track deaths that involve a driver under the influence of...

Overdose deaths rose in Colorado and the West in 2025. But why?
Experts point to supply changes, law enforcement activity in the Southwest.

5 tips for how to talk to kids about drugs
How do you talk to kids about drugs when you canāt tell them to ājust...

How Colorado teens are teaching each other about drugs
Community-based organizations play a critical role in filling the gaps of Colorado's school drug education,...

From āJust Say Noā to Narcan: How drug education is changing in a modern world
Discussions about naloxone are becoming more commonplace in Colorado classrooms, as teachers seek to educate...

Beyond sobriety: How teens are getting educated on drugs in Colorado
As drugs like cannabis and psychedelics have become culturally acceptable and legally accessible, schools have...

Colorado schools don’t have any standardized drug education, relying on patchwork programs
Instead of relying exclusively on abstinence-only models, many schools these days try to help students...

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma set to dissolve after judge approves its criminal sentence
Payments to individual victims are expected to range from about $8,000 to about $16,000.

Rocky Mountain Poison Center’s director retiring after 3 decades
Dr. Richard Dart and the Rocky Mountain Poison Center have been leaders in expanding how...

How a successful Colorado startup turned into a nearly $1 billion health care fraud scheme
Zynex served as a Colorado startup success story ā a one-man operation turned public company...