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Our Mission:
public awareness
Ensuring that the public understands scope of the epidemic and as well as the personal toll it takes on families are crucial areas of focus for us.
education
Educating the public about the safe use, safe storage, and safe disposal of opioid medications is a top priority for us.
community collaboration
The African proverb that begins, "It takes a village…” is certainly applicable to the current opioid epidemic.
Important Facts
Opioid-related deaths between May 2020 and April 2021
75,673
CDC Report December 2021
Percentage of opioid deaths involving benzodiazepines
90%
CDC Overdose Data to Action (OD2A)
Number of Coloradoans who died in 2021 from opioid overdoses
1,838
Colorado Department of Public Health
Number of Americans who die daily from opioids
136
Society of Actuaries - October 2019
Opioids in the news
Drug Overdose Death Statistics [2022]: Opioids, Fentanyl & More
Drug overdose deaths are up 30% year-over-year and opioids are a factor in 7 out of every 10 overdose deaths.
Drug Overdose Deaths in the U.S. Top 100,000 Annually
Provisional data from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate that there were an estimated 100,306 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 12-month period ending in April 2021, an increase of 28.5% from the 78,056 deaths during the same period the year before.