This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.
DENVER — The state health department is distributing more life-saving medication to first responders to help fight a surge in opioid deaths.
Attorney General Cynthia Coffman said 75 people die in Colorado from drug overdose each month and that the state has a “health crisis” as a result.
Many of the deaths could be avoided if paramedics and other emergency workers could administer the drug narcan.
The state will use money from a lawsuit settlement to train officers on its use while providing 2,500 narcan rescue kits.