Tag: drug abuse
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GUEST COLUMN: A powerful cautionary tale for Pikes Peak-area families
My son, Sam, died April 3, 2021, after a 12-minute altercation with Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies during a cannabis-induced psychotic episode. If the term “cannabis-induced psychotic episode” is new or surprising to you, please read on. Someone you love’s life may depend on it. Sam was 23 and one semester away from graduating from the University of Colorado-Boulder. In high…
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COLUMN: Learn from the mistakes of legalized marijuana
By Greg Schaller Thirteen years after Colorado became one of the first two states to legalize recreational marijuana, the verdict is in: it has been a public policy failure of historic proportions. What began as a slick, well-funded campaign promising tax revenue for schools and the end of the black market has instead created new…
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New industry group seeks to raise awareness, improve addiction treatment system
Addiction rates for Americans continue to remain high and are climbing for certain substances following a spike in usage during the pandemic, but the number of people seeking help to stop abusing drugs and alcohol is abysmal in comparison, statistics show. In 2024, 48.4 million people aged 12 or older in the United States were…