Prescription drugs

Durango police offer prescription drug takeback day

lets residents safely dispose of pharmaceuticals, donate canned goods to Manna soup kitchen

April 12, 2026

Here’s what’s in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family

FILE – "Pill Man" made by Frank Huntley of Worcester, Mass., from his opioid prescription pill bottles, is displayed during…

November 18, 2025

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Customer says he was denied syringes at City Market because of Durango’s drug problem

official says allegations do not have validity

July 6, 2024

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Durango students’ advocacy leads to passing of state Narcan bill

Student says more can be done about drug education

May 10, 2024

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How a friend’s death turned Durango students into anti-overdose activists

‘We realized we could actually make a change if we put our hearts to it’

March 7, 2024

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Need to get rid of any expired prescription meds? Durango police will collect them

hosting Drug Take Back Day event Oct. 28 at Three Springs substation

October 21, 2023

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Inpatient substance use treatment in Durango possible, but unlikely

Results of long-awaited feasibility study outline needs and options related to opioid crisis

July 16, 2023

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Durango School District 9-R to begin Narcan training Wednesday

Parents must sign waiver for students to participate

May 16, 2023

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Durango school board sides with students on Narcan debate

allows district to ratify opiate antagonist use policy

March 29, 2023

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Durango School District 9-R hosts forum about Narcan use

Students argue that drug abstinence is not a realistic solution for teens

March 28, 2023

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Opioid harm reduction efforts advance in La Plata County

Naloxone trainings spread; increased education and safe injection tools to come

March 7, 2023

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Students face off with Durango School District over carrying Narcan on campus

9-R staff and students grapple with meaning, intent of Colorado statute

January 25, 2023

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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

January 24, 2023

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Colorado releases list of prescription drugs to import from Canada

an application sent to the federal government, the state is asking to bring in 112 drugs at an average savings…

December 6, 2022

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La Plata County devotes funding toward opioid risk-reduction program

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

August 13, 2022

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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

August 4, 2022

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Colorado attorney general vows to protect abortion access, gun laws

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

July 11, 2022

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La Plata County officials return from fentanyl summit with new insights

Trainings designed to help law enforcement, prosecutors collaborate

June 7, 2022

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Kids Are Worth It event tackles substance use among teens

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

May 27, 2022

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Durango Police Department hosts drive-thru drugs drop-off

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

April 30, 2022

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Suspected fentanyl found at Bayfield Middle School

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

April 28, 2022

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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

April 20, 2022

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Regional opioid group selects members in preparation for settlement funds

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

March 14, 2022

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

Durango Police Department says painkillers might have been laced with fentanyl

December 12, 2021