September is National Recovery Month. According to the CDC, close to 92,000 people died from a drug overdose in the U.S. in 2020 — a 31% increase from 2019. via AmyWadas
DENVER — As we wrap up the month, a Denver recovery center wants to remind folks that help is out there when it comes to substance abuse.Gibbens knows this struggle all too well. The 27-year-old started experimenting with drugs at a young age, then became addicted to heroin.
“As somebody who’s been an addict and been in those moments of desperation, guilt, shame, it makes it easier for the new clients coming in feeling guilty and the shame from society,” she said.After going through addiction struggles of his own for many years, Johnston wanted to give back. That’s how Urban Peaks was born.
Statistics from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment show that more than 900 people in Colorado died from an opioid containing fentanyl in 2021, up from more than 540 deaths the year before.
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