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Prescription Drugs

Should students be allowed to carry Narcan? Durango School District to consider the question

Administrators worry about state law and health risks of administering the drug

DATE: Jan 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado releases list of prescription drugs to import from Canada

In an application sent to the federal government, the state is asking to bring in 112 drugs at an average savings of 65%

DATE: Dec 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

La Plata County devotes funding toward opioid risk-reduction program

San Juan Basin Public Health will offer drug education to counter trend in rising use

DATE: Aug 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County could receive almost $2 million in funding for substance abuse treatment center

Appropriations bills also include money for programs at Fort Lewis College

DATE: Aug 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado attorney general vows to protect abortion access, gun laws

Phil Weiser calls U.S. Supreme Court term ‘adventuresome,’ ‘aggressive’ and ‘destabilizing’

DATE: Jul 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

La Plata County officials return from fentanyl summit with new insights

Trainings designed to help law enforcement, prosecutors collaborate

DATE: Jun 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kids Are Worth It event tackles substance use among teens

Speakers address dangers of fentanyl, how parents can talk to children

DATE: May 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Police Department hosts drive-thru drugs drop-off

National Drug Take Back Day a campaign to encourage safe disposal of unused prescription medications

DATE: Apr 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suspected fentanyl found at Bayfield Middle School

Marshal’s Office investigating how pill was introduced to locker room

DATE: Apr 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango’s chief of police calls for greater legal tools to address fentanyl

Colorado legislation would increase penalties, but some say that won’t prevent overdose deaths

DATE: Apr 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Regional opioid group selects members in preparation for settlement funds

The SouthWEST Opioid Response District will decide how to use the money to combat substance abuse in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Mar 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animas High School student dies of suspected drug overdose; two others hospitalized

Durango Police Department says painkillers might have been laced with fentanyl

DATE: Dec 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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