Colorado: Deaths Opioids Overdose
White, Non-Hispanic 449
Black, Non-Hispanic 16
Hispanic 107
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Colorado Total 578
The National average of Whites dying by Opioids is 77.97%
The Colorado average of Whites dying by Opioids is 77.68%
*** "Colorado currently ranks 24th in the Nation for Deaths by Opioids" (unfortunately Colorado is expected to move up within top 20 by 2020)
Sources:
Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause
of Death Files, 1999-2017, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10.html on January 10, 2019.
- Drug & Alcohol Counseling
- Veteran’s Services
- Conflict Resolution & Mediation
- Domestic Violence Classes w/ Certification
- Child & Family Counseling
- Individual Counseling
- Family Reunification
- Parenting Classes
Essentially, the positive endorphin rush one receives from a “non-addictive” substance, can and often does lead to a search for a larger, longer-lasting rush, which is provided by the harder and more potent drugs. In fact,
- 62 percent of adults who had used marijuana before the age of 15 have used cocaine at some point during their lives. For those who had never used marijuana,that number is 0.6 percent.
- Those who use marijuana in youth are more likely to use heroin. That number is 9 percent as compared to 0.1 percent for those who had never used marijuana.
- 9 percent of those who used marijuana before the age of 15 report that they have also tried to use psychotherapeutic drugs for non-medical uses. The rate for those who have not used marijuana is 5.1 percent.
Colorado is leading the Nation in Heavy recreational use of marijuana, cocaine, non-medical opioids and alcohol; these are children age 12 and older.
Colorado drug-induced deaths (13.4 per 100,000 population) exceeded the national rate (12.9 per 100,000).
Source:
National Survey on Drug use and Health (NSDUH), The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSA)