Southeast Colorado Opioid Region to Hold Press Conference
The Southeast Colorado Opioid Region 19 board will hold a press conference on November 6, 2026 at Pueblo County Sheriff's Office.
Updated on Oct. 31, 2026 in Substance Abuse
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The Southeast Colorado Opioid Region (SECOR) will hold a press conference on November 6, 2026 at 10:00 am at the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office. The board governs how Opioid Settlement Funds are distributed across Region 19.
Why it matters
SECOR decides how Opioid Settlement Funds are distributed across nine counties in Southeast Colorado, a region that is mostly rural. The announcement provides a public forum on how those funds are being used to address the opioid epidemic.
The announcement cites a region of nine counties governed by SECOR, but the source does not provide funding totals or disbursement figures for the press conference. Specific dollar amounts and program outcomes that will be discussed remain unstated.
The players
Southeast Colorado Opioid Region (SECOR)
SECOR is the regional governing board for Opioid Region 19 that decides how Opioid Settlement Funds are distributed among its nine member counties.
Colorado Attorney General's Office
The Colorado Attorney General's Office took part in a national lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies over the opioid epidemic and worked with local governments to set up the regions that disburse settlement funds each year.
The details
SECOR, the governing board for Region 19, is holding a press conference to discuss its work on the opioid epidemic. The board's stated goals include education, prevention, treatment, recovery services, harm prevention and criminal justice responses, and it has invested millions of dollars in community programs across all nine counties.
Timeline
November 6, 2026 at 10:00 am: SECOR press conference at the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office in Pueblo, Colorado.
Big Picture
The press conference sits within the annual regional disbursement cycle that Colorado's Attorney General's Office set up with local governments to distribute Opioid Settlement Funds from the national pharmaceutical litigation. It adds a public reporting step to how Region 19 spends those funds.
Residents of the nine Region 19 counties may see SECOR-funded education, prevention, treatment and recovery programs in their communities. Those seeking help for opioid use can use the regional resources listed by SECOR.
The takeaway
Regional boards like SECOR now control how a large share of opioid settlement money reaches rural Colorado communities. Residents who want to know where that money goes can attend public briefings and check the board's published programs.
What happens next
SECOR will hold a press conference on November 6, 2026 at 10:00 am at the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office.
Further reading
Learn more about regional efforts in the Substance Abuse section.
More information
Find regional resources through the SECOR opioid resources information page.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Prowers Journal.
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