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Colorado is the nation’s cocaine use capital
KDVR-TV [Denver CO], by DJ Summers
Posted By: NorthernDog, 8/17/2022 4:31:22 PM
DENVER — Colorado’s fentanyl issues may have something to do with drug demand. The United States saw a 15% increase in drug overdose deaths, according to the most recent provisional figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2021, there were 107,622 overdose deaths, up from 93,655 in the previous year. Colorado State Patrol has seized records amounts of drugs this year and in 2021. At least one statistic points to higher-than-average drug use in the Centennial State. Colorado is the most cocaine-using state in the union, according to survey data from the Substance Abuse and Mental