opioids
Jonathan Sackler, co-owner of Purdue Pharma and target of Colorado lawsuit, dies
Colorado is among the states that named Jonathan Sackler in its lawsuit seeking damages for Purdue's alleged role in the state's opioid crisis.
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Colorado governor vetoes bill that sought to reduce prescription opioid abuse
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
The hidden deaths from coronavirus: People are dying after the pandemic removed their safety nets
By Kaiser Health News Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published
We’re dealing with a pandemic, but remember the opioid crisis? Coronavirus is likely to make it worse.
By Jennifer Brown Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s coronavirus budget crunch is putting Democratic accomplishments at risk
By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado could soon get a lot of money from opioid settlements. But where should those dollars go?
In a new Colorado Health Institute survey, experts weighed between spending money on treatment, prevention and other priorities
Judge: Purdue workers should get bonuses, but maybe not CEO being sued by Colorado and other states
Colorado and Massachusetts allege that Purdue's CEO blamed the dangers of opioids on patients rather than the drugs
Bankruptcy judge considers $1.3 million bonus for Purdue Pharma CEO being sued by Colorado
Craig Landau, a Purdue employee since 1999 who rose to the top job in 2017, is named as a defendant in lawsuits filed by Colorado, Massachusetts, five local governments and more than 100 hospitals
A new Colorado law makes possessing 13,000 fatal fentanyl doses a misdemeanor. Prosecutors are worried.
Colorado lawmakers this year passed a bill to reduce incarceration by making possession of 4 grams or less of most drugs a misdemeanor instead of a felony
Why the DEA is suing Colorado’s pharmacy board as part of an opioid investigation
State officials say they can’t release the data the DEA wants without violating patients’ privacy
For months Colorado has quietly been in talks for another multibillion-dollar opioid settlement
Colorado is part of a $48 billion national opioid settlement framework between state and local governments and pharmaceutical companies Cardinal Health, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, Johnson & Johnson and Teva
Nicolais: Some sun in the dark clouds of the opioid epidemic
Government programs and healthcare innovators, including many in Colorado, have begun introducing potential solutions to combat the myriad of problems created by opioid misuse
Opinion
Colorado woman gets prison for fatal heroin sale after U.S. attorney vows to treat overdose deaths as homicides
Kayla Pagano of Westminster learned her sentence Wednesday in Denver in the death of an unidentified woman in May 2018
