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Rep. Leslie Herod says supervised injection bill still has a chance — with changes
The revision could allow any community in Colorado to authorize supervised injection.
Denver’s ready to debate safe heroin injection, but it needs the state’s support, too
Denver officials laid the groundwork for a conversation that could bring one of the first supervised sites where people can inject drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine.
Mayor’s team will go to Vancouver to research legal opiate injection sites
No city in the United States has allowed this kind of facility. In Denver, the Harm Reduction Action Center on Colfax Avenue hopes to be among the first.
How Denver supervised injection sites could help addicts live to fight another day
A pilot program would need authorization from the Colorado General Assembly and the Denver City Council. The process is likely to be contentious.
Denver Public Library wants $51 million for surveillance, safety and other renovations at central branch
Following a number of reports of drug use and violence at Denver Central Library, there are short-term and long-term plans to improve safety.
The opioid crisis in Colorado: Plunging prices. Twice as many deaths. Twenty times more confiscated heroin.
Authorities seized about 269 pounds of heroin in Colorado in 2015, nearly 17 times more than they had in 2011, according to a troubling new report.
Denver will let some opioid users out of jail earlier if they start drug treatment
Government agencies in Denver just announced a new strategy for treating drug addiction and reducing the number of people in jail.
As meth flows into Denver, arrests are up and so are requests for treatment
Methamphetamine addiction is at an all time high in Denver as cheap and potent meth from Mexico floods the city, Colorado Public Radio reported.
Denver in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, Sept. 9
Let's get this Friday rolling with some of that powerful knowledge. Here's what you need to know about a bad-news legalization report, a standoff in Boulder, the Broncos and more.
Colorado gets $950K to help heroin, opiate users
The Colorado Department of Human Services received $950,000 Thursday to combat opioid overdoses.
Denver has banned five suspected drug users from its parks so far
Denver police officers now have the power to temporarily ban people from public spaces, and they're starting to use it.
West Colfax celebrates a changing community with help from Denver Days
“We want to bring those who have just been here for a little while together with people who have been here for 45, 55 years.”
