Addiction - The Durango Herald

Social distancing reduces number of Detox referrals

Stress triggers, including stay-at-home order, could reverse trend

DATE: Apr 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango School District reports increase in expulsions

New therapeutic program could serve students with substance abuse problems

DATE: Dec 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Axis Health System CEO Bern Heath to retire

Leader built new facilities, integrated health care

DATE: Dec 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Attorney general confident maker of OxyContin will settle Colorado lawsuit

Weiser: Funds from legal battle should boost treatment

DATE: May 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Emergency room at Mercy hospital cuts back on opioids

Medical center reports 7% decline in narcotic treatment

DATE: May 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Recovered alcoholic encourages others to look beyond addiction

Opioid Memorial Wall part of addiction education campaign

DATE: Apr 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

As drug use rises, so does the spread of syphilis

Opioid use in La Plata County attributes to increase

DATE: Mar 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

State looks to expand opioid treatment centers, but not in Southwest Colorado

Montezuma County has one of highest overdose death rates

DATE: Jan 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Addiction clinic opens on Florida Road

Medication-assisted opioid treatment rare in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Recovery group helps young people establish new lifestyles

Woman starts local chapter to provide more options

DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former heroin addict becomes hooked on fly fishing

Medication, counseling and support groups also key in recovery

DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Treatment is changing to prevent opioid addiction

New strategies focus on safely prescribing medications

DATE: Nov 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday