Allie Jennerjahn joined the Denver7 news team in March 2024 as a morning reporter. She was born and raised in Hartford City, Indiana.
Nationally, we're seeing a downward trend in drug overdose deaths and some health leaders are looking into why that may be, and what the numbers look like in Colorado.The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said a big part is getting opioid overdose reversal drugs like naloxone out to communities, and increasing access to fentanyl test strips.The department suggests using funding to help combat the crisis, instead of focusing on just prosecuting people.
She said that's why the department has been working on improving access to substance use treatment, with services like mobile health units that go into those communities and target who's struggling.The units travel to 32 counties, Bernal said.Between July 2023 and June 2024, CDPHE reports close to 1,200 opioid overdose deaths among Coloradans. If you're looking at just fentanyl overdose deaths in that same time period, it's 962.
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