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Summit Held In Denver To Address Deadly Fentanyl Crisis

More than 200 public health officials have gathered for the Denver Fentanyl Action Summit.

In Denver, a mobile resource clinic is one of the city's tools that's geared to help provide behavioral health and support services. It's called the Wellness Winnie.
In Denver, a mobile resource clinic is one of the city's tools that's geared to help provide behavioral health and support services. It's called the Wellness Winnie. (CBS)

By CBS Denver Staff:

The fentanyl crisis impacts almost all of the communities across the state of Colorado. In response, 200 public health officials have gathered for the Denver Fentanyl Action Summit. It comes at a time when overdoses and fentanyl-related deaths are at an all-time high.

The goal of the two-day event, which started on Monday, is to help health officials learn from each other and find solutions to the challenges the crisis creates.

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