We are providing evidence based, compassionate, and advanced prehospital care to patients with substance use disorders.
THROUGH CPACC
We aim to build the prehospital addiction care system that our state needs and our communities deserve.
Our vision is for Colorado to lead the nation in prehospital innovation, implementation, data collection and system creation when it comes to prehospital and first responder protocol to the opioid and addiction crisis.
Our evidence
EMS and first responders have served on the front lines of this crisis and respond to hundreds of emergency calls for substance-related emergencies daily.
Prehospital providers reverse thousands of overdoses a year and represent our medical system’s front line in our efforts to address the opioid crisis.
Moreover, EMS agencies are uniquely positioned in their communities to identify individuals at risk for opioid overdose or identify areas of high-yield intervention.
The CPACC First Responder Naloxone Distribution and Harm Reduction program is informed by EMS and law enforcement based naloxone leave behind programs, which are shown to increase equity and access to naloxone and enable linkage to community-based care and other resources.
Enrolled agencies
Denver Dept. of Public Safety
Denver Fire Dept.
Denver Police Dept.
Denver STAR
Denver Health Paramedic Division
Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Dept.
Clear Creek EMS
Custer County EMS
Arvada Fire Protection Dist.
Sable Altura Fire Rescue
Byers Fire Dept.
Strasburg Fire Protection District
City of Thornton Fire Dept.
Highland Rescue Team AMB Dist.
Grand Junction Fire Dept.
