Fentanyl is fueling overdose deaths in Colorado – what voters need to know about Proposition 132’s attempt to stiffen penalties

By Joshua Barocas, Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz

Colorado continues to face an increase in overdose deaths while other states have seen a downturn.

Illicitly manufactured fentanyl, a potent opioid, emerged in the Colorado drug market around 2018. That was nearly five years after it began tormenting people who use street drugs in Northeastern states.

By 2019, fentanyl replaced other drugs as the driving force behind opioid overdoses in Colorado, and it has held…

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