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Early data from 2020 suggest that more Coloradans have died due to a drug overdose this year than in any recent year.
CHI’s most up-to-date graphics show drug overdoses in Colorado through 2019
Program cuts and obstacles to access mean more who need substance use treatment may go without services.
In 2019, 15.3 percent of Coloradans reported poor mental health, compared with 11.8 percent in 2017. The increase could signal worsening mental health — and an increased willingness to talk about it.
CHI’s most up-to-date graphics show drug overdoses in Colorado through 2018
Colorado now has a strategic plan to reorient systems, clinical care, and communities to promote substance use disorder recovery.
It’s been over a year since CHI published a report on the subject, which noted that more than one in four of Colorado teens had used e-cigarettes recently — the highest percentage in the nation. Since then, there have been more than 1,080 lung-injury cases reported across the country.