With drug overdose deaths in Denver being high for years, the city is trying a more holistic approach to help

DENVER — Drug overdose deaths have been dropping for years around the country. But in Denver, it’s a problem that isn’t going away.

Now, the City of Denver is trying a more holistic approach in an effort to curb that deadly trend by offering services and coming after dealers.

“The most dangerous things in Denver right now are not guns, they are not speeding cars. They are little blue pills of fentanyl and it’s not even close,” Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said…

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