In an average month, the group works with 30 to 45 mostly Spanish-speaking adults and youth in the Denver area, typically starting when they are in detox, Rodriguez said. But they also train organizations in other parts of the state about harm reduction and how to respond if someone overdoses, she said.
Because the group knows the community, they identified nightclubs popular with Denver’s Latino community and a liquor store in Commerce City as important partners in delivering naloxone, Rodriguez said. The display offering free doses at the liquor store is so popular that they have to restock it every Friday, she said.
Colorado’s recovery landscape still has gaps, such as sober living homes that don’t have a full-time Spanish-speaking employee, Rodriguez said. But she thinks the state has made progress in raising Latinos’ awareness of harm reduction and connecting people to resources, which hopefully will reduce overdose deaths.
“I really feel that we’re going in a good way,” she said.
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Originally Published: August 25, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.
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