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    National opioid lawsuit settlement funds find local allocation

    National opioid lawsuit settlement funds find local allocation thumbnail High Rockies Harm Reduction offers free naloxone kits and buttons (pictured here) to identify to others that you carrying naloxone. According to the CDC, anyone can carry naloxone to help respond to an overdose, and having naloxone readily available allows bystanders to help save lives by preventing a fatal overdose. Photo by Jeanne Souldern

    Colorado is one of 46 states participating in the National Opioids Lawsuit, brought by the State Attorneys General against opioid manufacturers and pharmacies for their role in the country’s opioid epidemic.

    In Colorado, 19 regional opioid abatement councils are currently in the process of implementing administrative structures to disburse funds… read more →