Issue Briefs
Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
Recent federal policy changes have increased public awareness of asset forfeiture, a process through which a law enforcement agency can seize property that may have been involved in a criminal action.
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Issue Briefs
Laws Addressing Service Animals and Assistance Animals
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, approximately 10.3 percent of Colorado’s population reported having a disability in 2015. Many of those individuals use a service animal or assistance animal to cope with their disability. This issue brief defines the...
Staff Publications
Charge and Membership of the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee and Task Force
This memorandum provides an overview of the 2017 membership of the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee, the origin and charge of the committee, bill request deadlines and procedures, and information regarding committee staff and the committee website. Information is...
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Department of Public Health & Environment, Substance Abuse Prevention Work Presentation to the Opioid Interim Committee
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
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Department of Public Health & Environment, Colorado Prescription Drug Profile
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
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Department of Public Health & Environment, Heroin in Colorado
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
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Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Presentation to the Opioid Interim Committee
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
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Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders: Origins and Scope of the Problem, Departments of Clinical Pharmacy, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
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Substance Use in Colorado - An Increasing Problem, Colorado Health Institution Presentation
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
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Harm Reduction is Just Good Public Health, Harm Reduction Action Center
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
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Scope of the Problem: Colorado (Opioids), Office of Behavioral Health
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
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Colorado Attorney General, Colorado Naloxone for Life 2016 Infograph
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
07/11/2017
Courts & Judicial
Health Care & Health Insurance
Human Services
Public Health
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OpiRescue, Rx Assurance, Presentation
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
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Substance Abuse Trend and Response Task Force Overview
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
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Substance Abuse Trend and Response Task Force Presentation
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
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Substance Abuse Trend and Response Task Force, 2017 Membership
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
Issue Briefs
Civil Asset Forfeiture
Recent federal policy changes have increased public awareness of asset forfeiture, a process through which a law enforcement agency can seize property that may have been involved in a criminal action. While federal policy affects federal seizures in the state, Colorado law governs how state and...
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Opioid Task Force Duties and Schedule
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.
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Opioid Use Disorder Screening, Assessment and Treatment in Nursing
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.
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Colorado Community Corrections Presentation to the Opioid Interim Committee
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.
08/29/2017
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Health Care & Health Insurance
Human Services
Other
Department of Health Care Policy & Finance Presentation to the Opioid Interim Committee
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at is August 22, 2017, meeting.
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West Virginia Overdose Patients Spurned Heroin Rehab Referrals, Colorado District Attorney Council Handout
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.
08/29/2017
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Health Care & Health Insurance
Human Services
Other
Pueblo County Sheriff Letter to the Opioid Interim Committee
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.
08/29/2017
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Health Care & Health Insurance
Human Services
Other
Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment, Peer Assistance Services, Kognito Solutions, LLC
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.
Issue Briefs
State Law Regarding Homeowners' Associations
A homeowners’ association (HOA) is an organization that makes and enforces rules for properties and common areas within a planned community. Anyone who purchases a property in the community is automatically an HOA member required to pay dues, which typically go toward paying for communal...