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Arapahoe County sees progress fighting overdose deaths with Narcan kits and kiosks

Denver7 · · 720 words · By Adria Iraheta
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— Arapahoe County officials say they are beginning to make progress in combating overdose deaths, crediting Narcan kits and kiosks as key tools in the fight against a fentanyl crisis that has grown significantly over the past five years.

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What happened

— Arapahoe County officials say they are beginning to make progress in combating overdose deaths, crediting Narcan kits and kiosks as key tools in the fight against a fentanyl crisis that has grown significantly over the past five years.

Why it matters

While official numbers for last year are not yet available, the county says its harm reduction efforts are showing results — and volunteer groups working on the ground say they are seeing the same thing.

Common ground

Denver7 Arapahoe County reporter Adria Iraheta spoke to community advocates about their efforts in the video below: The work starts in places like the corner of Colfax Avenue and Dallas Street, where Aurora’s most vulnerable residents find food, toiletries,…

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/aurora-arapahoe-county…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “According to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Colorado overdose deaths dropped 13.9% in 2025.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that CDC data showed a 13.9% decrease in drug overdose deaths in Colorado.
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · Predicted provisional deaths dropped from approximately 81,313 in the 12 months ending December 2024 to 69,973 in December 2025 — a 13.9% year- ...
https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/quality/drug-overdos…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 18, 2025 · This suggests Colorado's declining drug overdose rates are falling less than in other states. Local drug seizure figures have declined since ...
https://www.commonsenseinstituteus.org/colorado/research/cri…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 1, 2025 · The CDC found a 13.9% decrease in the number of drug overdose deaths reported in Colorado when comparing the latest period to the prior year.
https://news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories/fentanyl-overdose-p…
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Claim 2: “volunteers from vital community organizations like the Dayton Street Opportunity Center... while Denver College of Nursing students carefully monitor temperature and blood pressure screenings”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic health career pages and Wikipedia entries for unrelated entities (Dayton's department store, University of Dayton). No evidence confirms the specific partnership at Colfax and Dallas Street.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dayton's was an American department store chain founded in Minneapolis, Minnesotain 1902 by George Draper Dayton. It operated several local high-end department stores throughout Minnesota and the Uppe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Target Corporation is an American retail corporation headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Target operates retail stores. It is the eighth-largest retailer in the United States and i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Dayton (UD) is a private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist universities in the US and…
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Claim 3: “Fentanyl killed 143 people in Arapahoe County in 2023 — the county's highest death toll from the drug.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific death toll of 143 people in Arapahoe County in 2023.
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Claim 4: “peer recovery organization Fresh 2 Death... recently joined forced with the groups”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of 'peer' and unrelated film Wikipedia entries. There is no evidence confirming the partnership of 'Fresh 2 Death'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aurora Borealis is a 2005 romantic drama film directed by James C.E. Burke and starring Joshua Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Juliette Lewis, and Louise Fletcher.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kiss of the Spider Woman is a 2025 American musical drama film written and directed by Bill Condon, based on the 1992 stage musical, itself based on Manuel Puig's 1976 novel (which had been previously…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Evening Star is a 1996 American comedy drama film directed by Robert Harling, adapted from the 1992 novel by Larry McMurtry. It is a sequel to the Academy Award-winning 1983 film Terms of Endearme…
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Claim 5: “That number dropped to 118 in 2024.”
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Claim 6: “Arapahoe County officials say they are beginning to make progress in combating overdose deaths, crediting Narcan kits and kiosks as key tools”
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Two separate web search results from Denver7 News (dated May 29 and 30, 2026) report that Arapahoe County officials are seeing progress in fighting overdose deaths and credit Narcan distribution efforts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 31, 2025 ... substance use, and promote well-being to prevent suicide and overdose ... Narcan training from the Adams County Harm Reduction (now Project ...
https://adamscountyhealthdepartment.org/resource/adams-count…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 11, 2023 ... 5.3.O.7 Narcan Use for Possible Opiate Overdose. Wellpath stocks ... community follow-up increases and the risk of overdose death following ...
https://clark.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-10/_RFP+873+In…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 10, 2024 ... Our mission is to ensure that sheriffs and law enforcement officers at every level—local, state, and federal—are well-equipped to protect our ...
https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-1…
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Claim 7: “the fentanyl crisis that has grown significantly over the past five years”
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Multiple sources, including Denver7 News and a report on opioid impacts in Arapahoe County, confirm that the fentanyl crisis has grown significantly over the past few years.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 519,572. The county seat is Brighton, and the largest city is Thornton. The coun…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arapahoe County ( ə-RAP-ə-hoh) is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, its population was 655,070, making it the third-most populous county in Colorado. The county se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapahoe_County,_Colorado
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In United States local government, a consolidated city-county is formed when one or more cities and their surrounding county (parish in Louisiana, borough in Alaska) merge into one unified jurisdictio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_city-county
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Claim 8: “Arapahoe County has also rolled out six Narcan kiosks across the region over the last few years.”
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A web search result specifically mentions that Arapahoe County has rolled out six Narcan kiosks across the region and quotes Raquel Isaac from the Arapahoe County Public Health Harm Reduction Program.
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web search NEUTRAL — Arapahoe County has also rolled out six Narcan kiosks across the region over the last few years. Raquel Isaac, senior health educator with the Arapahoe County Public Health Harm Reduction Program, sai…
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/au…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Narcan kits are available, training is available,” said Neeley. “Being able to save lives is an opportunity that we all can share.” The medication is available at no cost, with no questions asked. Yo…
https://www.wnem.com/2026/02/14/narcan-kiosks-available-flin…
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web search NEUTRAL — INEZ — Residents in Martin County now have round-the-clock access to Narcan through two newly installed kiosks, one outside the health department in Inez and another at Dempsey Housing in Warfield.
https://mountaincitizen.com/2025/10/01/narcan-kiosks-give-re…
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Claim 9: “Fentanyl deaths in the state are down by 28.5%.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the 28.5% decrease in fentanyl deaths.
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Claim 10: “The county has three kiosks in Aurora, two in Centennial, and one in Byers.”
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A Denver7 News report (May 29, 2026) explicitly states the county has three kiosks in Aurora, two in Centennial, and one in Byers. Another search result regarding the installation of health supply kiosks mentions these same locations.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · The county has three kiosks in Aurora, two in Centennial, and one in Byers. Though the county has additional kiosks ready to go, Isaac said ...
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/au…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office will have two convenient drop-off locations: Sheriff's Office Headquarters – 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial Smoky ...
https://www.instagram.com/arapahoeso/
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web search NEUTRAL — An additional kiosk was installed in Aurora on Wednesday. Four more are in the works — two in Aurora, one in Byers and one in Centennial. ... A final location in ...
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/arapahoe-county-begi…
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Claim 11: “The program is entirely grant-funded.”
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One web search result mentions the program and begins to state 'The program is entirely', but the snippet is cut off. While it appears to support the claim, there is no second independent source to corroborate the funding status.
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web search NEUTRAL — Arapahoe County has also rolled out six Narcan kiosks across the region over the last few years. Raquel Isaac, senior health educator with the Arapahoe County Public Health Harm Reduction Program, sai…
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/au…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Arapahoe County Public Health Harm Reduction team has served clients through fixed-location services and street outreach since opening its doors in January 2023.
http://i-70scout.com/blog/new-harm-reduction-service-brings-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Arapahoe County Public Health department says it’s using an equity-focused approach on its new harm reduction van to help reduce the toll of the opioid epidemic on the community.
https://coloradosun.com/2024/02/28/mobile-harm-reduction/
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