Colorado State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) published this four-part document as an overview of opioid, marijuana, and alcohol consumption and consequences in Colorado. Each substance is presented in its own profile, with a Demographics profile provided for additional state context. These epidemiological profiles were designed to be readily usable to all people working in substance use prevention. They cross many data sources and aim...

The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed the world as we know it. Many policies related to alcohol availability have changed, which in turn has an impact on consumption and public health. This brief describes some of the changes in alcohol policy in Colorado, emerging indicators related to alcohol availability and related harms, and considerations on using data to study alcohol consumption changes due to COVID-19.

Polysubstance use is defined broadly as using two or more psychoactive substances. Simultaneous polysubstance use refers to the concurrent use of multiple substances. Separate polysubstance use refers to the use of muliple substances over a period, such as 12 months or the past 30 days. Nationally and in Colorado, alcohol and marijuana are the substances most commonly used in the past month. Overdose deaths due to methamphetamine and heroin were the...