opioids
Colorado isn’t part of settlement with opioid maker Purdue Pharma; attorney general calls offer “inadequate”
Colorado is suing Purdue, maker of the potent painkiller OxyContin, and the Sackler family, which owns the pharmaceutical giant, in state court
Colorado emergency rooms are trying something new to stem the opioid crisis: addiction treatment
An increasing number of Denver-area hospitals are offering patients medication in the emergency room to treat their dependencies in the hopes of nudging them into long-term care
Purdue Pharma, facing opioid lawsuit from Colorado, is in settlement talks with attorneys general across the U.S.
It's not clear if Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is part of the settlement talks
How Colorado’s rural education network went from teaching home economics to fighting the opioid epidemic
Colorado State University is banking that its extension agents, trusted and well-known in their communities, can use their local star power to reach vulnerable families
How exercise is helping extreme athletes and others in Colorado battle addiction
"It's a community that welcomes you with open arms"
AG Phil Weiser backs Philly in lawsuit over supervised-drug-use sites, even if Colorado’s effort is stalled
Weiser joined attorneys general from six other states in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the Philadelphia non-profit Safehouse
Colorado expands lawsuit against opioid-maker Purdue Pharma to include its owners, the Sackler family
Attorney General Phil Weiser says the move will allow the state to use new consumer protection laws, which could mean stiffer penalties and ease the state’s burden of proof
Colorado treats marijuana taxes like “a piggy bank.” But now top lawmakers want to limit spending to two areas.
Colorado budget writers want to prioritize spending marijuana tax money on opioids and education, but it could mean cuts elsewhere
Colorado records modest decline in drug overdose deaths — the first decline since 2012
The state recorded 349 deaths from prescription painkillers, dropping by 24 from the previous year
Polis signs into law bills on marijuana delivery, social use and investment that will change the pot industry
The slate of legislation represents an expansion of people's ability to purchase pot and consume it in Colorado, all while allowing for more investment in the industry
Austin Eubanks, Columbine school shooting survivor who became advocate for fighting addiction, found dead
Austin Eubanks was shot in the hand and knee in the Columbine attack that killed 12 classmates and a teacher
Q&A: Jason Dunn, Colorado’s new top federal prosecutor, on marijuana, battling the opioid epidemic and how to stop violent crime
Colorado's U.S. attorney spoke to The Colorado Sun, making his most detailed remarks to the news media since taking office in October
Colorado’s new U.S. attorney wants law enforcement to treat overdose deaths as homicides as he focuses on opioids
Jason Dunn, appointed by President Trump, laid out some of his office’s redoubled tactics in an interview with The Colorado Sun -- his most extensive remarks to the news media since taking office
No Colorado school districts meet federal safety standards for behavioral health staffing, investigation shows
A Colorado Sun investigation finds that despite clear connections between mental health and school shootings, far more funding goes to physical security measures
Oklahoma just agreed to a big settlement with the maker of Oxycontin. Should Colorado do the same?
State lawmaker says the amount Oklahoma received is “absolutely insufficient” to address Colorado’s opioid crisis
The opioid maker being sued by Colorado for fanning the overdose epidemic says everything it did was FDA-approved
Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, has asked a judge in Denver to dismiss the Colorado attorney general’s lawsuit against it
As the overdose epidemic in Colorado continues, hospitals are taking a new step to dramatically reduce opioid prescriptions
Opioids still account for 8 percent of all prescriptions in Colorado