The Longevity Project 2024: Hooked — Navigating substance use in the High Country
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The Longevity Project: Hooked — Navigating substance use in the High Country
Examining the culture of substance use in the High Country, a lack of resources available locally, new approaches to crime and punishment, and community-focused intervention.
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With an apres-ski culture and a tourist economy, Colorado’s mountain towns contribute to the state’s high rate of alcohol consumption. And other drugs — from cannabis to psilocybin, LSD, cocaine, ketamine, MDMA and opioids — are present in the community.
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Culture high: Vacation atmosphere fuels elevated substance use in ski towns, public health reports show
Summit County’s tourist-driven economy drives substance use rates above state and national averages, investigation revealsWith an apres-ski culture and a tourist economy, Colorado’s mountain towns contribute to the state’s high rate of alcohol consumption. And other drugs — from cannabis to psilocybin, LSD, cocaine, ketamine, MDMA and opioids — are present in the community.
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While the behavioral health landscape in Summit County has grown more robust in recent years, there are still gaps in resources that force people to seek treatment outside the county. There continues to be a lack of services and providers in certain areas of care, including inpatient services, intensive outpatient services, psychiatric-level providers, bilingual providers and Medicaid providers.
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Treatment Trip: Lack of substance-use resources in Summit County sends patients away from home
While officials have vastly improved behavioral health services in Summit County, a lack of sober living facilities and medical detox centers leaves residents without acute care options.While the behavioral health landscape in Summit County has grown more robust in recent years, there are still gaps in resources that force people to seek treatment outside the county. There continues to be a lack of services and providers in certain areas of care, including inpatient services, intensive outpatient services, psychiatric-level providers, bilingual providers and Medicaid providers.
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Summit County’s criminal justice system employs progressive strategies to provide treatment, help.
While there is more work to be done to reform the local criminal justice system, services in Summit County have increased tenfold in the past decade.
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Restorative Justice: New approaches to crime and punishment help to foster sobriety
A call in 2011 changed the course of Lisa Pomerantz’s life.Summit County’s criminal justice system employs progressive strategies to provide treatment, help.
While there is more work to be done to reform the local criminal justice system, services in Summit County have increased tenfold in the past decade.
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For people recovering from substance-use disorders, community is key.
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Breaking Through: How a community-focused approach can build safety nets for people wanting a more sober lifestyle
Summit County community members are embracing harm-reduction techniques to lessen the burden that substance use has on societyFor people recovering from substance-use disorders, community is key.
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The Longevity Project: Readers share their stories of struggles with substance use
As part of The Longevity Project, we asked readers to share their stories of substance use struggles and successes. By sharing their story with the community, we hope those who are struggling will realize that they aren’t alone.
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How Chad Weller, a high-performance life coach, went from his breaking point to transforming lives
Chad Weller will be the keynote speaker at The Longevity Project event on Wednesday, March 27 from 6:30-9:45 p.m. at the Silverthorne PavilionYears before he became a high-performance life coach, Chad Weller hit his absolute rock bottom when he plunged his car deep into a brick wall.
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