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Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Violence and Injury Prevention-Mental Health Promotion Branch, Opioid Overdose Prevention Unit
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Both nationally and in Colorado, opioid use disorders have emerged as a significant public health concern. While prescription opioids can help people manage their pain, they also come with serious risks and potential complications. Prescription opioids should be prescribed and used carefully. These drugs are chemically similar to heroin and can increase the risk of addiction or overdose, even if taken as prescribed. This report summarizes fatal overdose...
Publisher
Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, Heroin Response Work Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The purpose of this report is to briefly summarize both Colorado and national programs which aim to affect the current heroin and opioid epidemic, as well as provide current points of contact (POC) for each respective program.
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Violence and Injury Prevention-Mental Health Promotion Branch
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This profile summarizes controlled substance prescriptions that Colorado residents received from 2014-2016, prescribing practices and patient behaviors, population-level health care encounters and deaths related to opioid overdose among Colorado residents. This information is from several sources: The Colorado Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), emergency department visit and hospital discharge databases and death certificates.
Publisher
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Prescribers and dispensers have an obligation to effectively manage pain and improve function while reducing opioid related adverse outcomes. To assist health care professionals in discharging this duty, the Boards have adopted this Policy to ensure consistent, evidence-based for all Colorado prescribers and dispensers in their treatment of patients 18 years of age and older.
Author
Series
Health watch volume no. 113
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, [Center for Health and Environmental Data]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Nationally and in Colorado, drug use disorders and fatal overdoses remain significant public health concerns. Drug overdose deaths were further classified according to the involvement of specific substances, including prescription opioid analgesics (prescription opioids), illicit opioids (including heroin), methamphetamine and cocaine, and manner (intent) of the overdose, including unintentional (accidental), intentional self-harm (suicide), and those...
Author
Series
Health watch volume no. 106
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, [Center of Health and Environmental Data]
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Nationally and in Colorado, drug use disorders and fatal overdoses remain significant public health concerns. Drug overdose deaths were further classified according to the involvement of specific substances, including prescription opioid analgesics (prescription opioids), illicit opioids (including heroin), methamphetamine and cocaine, and manner (intent) of the overdose, including unintentional (accidental), intentional self-harm (suicide), and those...
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