Data says that 2020 was also a time of increased substance use in Colorado. "I worry about what's going to happen in five, eight, ten years from now with all these people [who] for the first time misused a substance this past year," said Robert Valuck, Director of the Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention at the University of Colorado.
“We’ve known since early on that the full impact was not only deaths due to this virus,” said Dr. Lisa Miller, a professor of epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health, adding, “People want to understand this better.”
Benzene is often used as an industrial solvent. Although hand sanitizer and sunscreen manufacturers may not be knowingly purchasing and using benzene, they could be using solvents contaminated with the carcinogen, said Daniel Teitelbaum, an adjunct professor of occupational and environmental health at the Colorado School of Public Health who’s an expert on benzene exposure.
To help respond to some of the most common queries, we enlisted the help of Dr. Sean O’Leary, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the vice chair for the committee on infectious diseases for the American Academy of Pediatrics.
“We are in a mental health crisis right now, so more people are struggling and may be more open to accessing services,” said psychologist Allison Dempsey, associate professor at University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora. “It’s much easier to connect from your living room.”
“You need to know that number on a consistent basis to help you manage your weight to make better decisions about your health,” says Holly Wyatt, MD, associate director of the University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Health and Wellness Center.
Kristin Song, whose 15-year-old son Ethan was killed in 2018 after he and a friend handled an unlocked pistol, will testify. Other witnesses include Maya Haasz of the Children’s Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Ted Bonar of End Family Fire, Joseph Bartozzi of the National Shooting Sports Foundation and Stephen Willeford, a former National Rifle Association instructor who exchanged fire with the suspect in a 2017 mass shooting in Texas.
“There's really two reasons why people get vaccines, right?” said Dr. Matthew Wynia, director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. “They're either getting the vaccine to protect themselves or they're getting the vaccine to protect others.”
