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An opioid epidemic is sweeping across the country and ravaging Denver’s drug addicts. It’s motivation enough for the Harm Reduction Action Center to push for a safe injection site in Denver, and has staff at the Denver Library, whose Central branch has seen six overdoses this year, training on how to administer Narcan, a medication that treats overdoses. Here are nine stories that dive into drug-related problems – and solutions – in Denver. 
1. Six People Have Overdosed at the Denver Library’s Central Branch in 2017 Pedro Dominguez Facebook
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2. Inside Zachary Mueller’s Meth-Fueled Body-in-a-Barrel Murder Opioids such as Oxycontin continue to be abused in Denver and Colorado. Getty Images
3. What Opioids Are Killing the Most People in Denver and Colorado Thinkstock
4. Heroin Deaths in Denver Up 933 Percent in 14 Years, Colorado Numbers Shocking John Orlando Sanchez, who goes by his middle name, in a Facebook photo. Facebook
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5. How Meth, Murder and Gangbanging Earned Orlando Sanchez 100 Years-Plus Cody Jones in a 2014 Facebook photo. Facebook
6. Why Cody Jones Got 45 Years for Cash-and-Drugs Invasion at Wrong House Sunset watchers gather on Stoner Hill. Andrew Kenney
7. Temporarily Banning Suspected Drug Users From Parks Ruled Unconstitutional Lisa Raville is the Harm Reduction Action Center’s executive director. Courtesy Lisa Raville
8. Harm Reduction Action Center Wants Safe Spaces for Injection Drug Users Thinkstock file photo
9. Pot Taxes Pay for Public-Health Approach to Drug Use Under “Game-Changing” Plan