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Cheap, easy to produce and deadly: fentanyl and its dangerous mix
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Fentanyl has fueled a spiraling overdose crisis in Colorado and across the United States. The drug’s increasingly ubiquitous presence, both in the illicit market overall and in other substances, has permanently changed the drug supply, officials say. Between March 2020 and March 2021, more than 100,000 Americans fatally overdosed, the first time the country had…
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Law enforcement groups, harm reduction advocates clash over fentanyl possession
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A coalition of law enforcement organizations on Thursday criticized a sweeping approach to the fentanyl crisis in Colorado, saying it doesn’t do enough to crack down on those who possess the deadly drug. But harm reduction and addiction experts have taken the opposite position, warning that proposed changes to the state’s drug code would have…
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Colorado to surpass 2020 overdose death toll
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Colorado is on track to surpass its record-breaking overdose death toll from last year, state data show, with fentanyl continuing to play a larger and deadlier role in the state’s spiraling overdose crisis and even as lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies and opioid manufacturers begin to wind down. Total data for 2021 is not yet available, state…
