New measures will boost prevention efforts and treatment and recovery services

Months of hard work at the State Capitol culminated with Gov. Jared Polis signing six bills that will give Colorado more resources to fight the opioid epidemic and address substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery support services.

The governor signed six bills related to substance use treatment and mental health during a signing ceremony on May 23. The ceremony was at Sobriety House, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Denver.

The Colorado General Assembly wrote and passed the bills during the legislative session that ended in May. 

More information about the new laws can be found in the Consortium's review of the session. 

Read about the new opioid bills

Open a PDF of the infographic or read our roundup of the legislation!

Many thanks to bill sponsors, advocates, and our partners!

The Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention wants to thank all of the Consortium partners for your hard work, which contributed to these successes. Each work group member and participant is part of this success. We’d also like to thank the bill sponsors! Read the recap to find the names and contact information of the sponsors. Thanks again!

Tell us how we're doing!

To help everyone stay connected and informed, the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention has created this email newsletter to share important news, announce events and new programs, and more! Email us at pm@corxconsortium.org if you have something you'd like to share or to let us know what you think about this newsletter. 

• The Consortium has expanded its outreach staff. Visit the Communities page to learn more and find out how to reach out to a staff member.
• Colorado School of Public Health launches new online class "Guidelines and Tools for Improving Pain Management: Opioid Stewardship" 
• Help us spread the word about naloxone -- visit website
• "Get Serious. They're Opioids" public awareness campaign -- visit website
• Opioid data dashboards updated -- visit website

• Salida, Thursday, June 20, 5 to 8:30 p.m. -- register here

• Innovation Summit on Opioid Response in the Healthcare Setting, Monday, June 3, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Boulder County Clerk & Recorder's Office, Houston Room, 1750 33rd St., Boulder

• Substance Use Prevention and Recovery Seminar, June 6-8, Steamboat Springs

• Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health newsletter
• Lift the Label anti-stigma campaign
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment newsletter
• Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies opioid policy page
• Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
• Take Meds Seriously
• Take Meds Back
• Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention website
• Consortium work group schedule