Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug among youth in the United States.1. 1  Excessive drinking is responsible for more than 4,300 deaths among underage youth each year, and cost the U.S. $24 billion in economic costs in 2010.2,3.
Metro Denver has a population of more than three million people, and has a growth rate that has consistently outpaced the national rate every decade since the 1930s. The region grew steadily in the past 10 years, and by 2020, Metro Denver's population is anticipated to increase to more than 3.3 million.
Utility Navigation. Denver, the mile high city, is the most populous city in Colorado. Denver hosts numerous public and private universities, colleges, and technical colleges, along with institutes of art, animal technology, and Roman Catholic and Jewish religion, as well as a well-respected health sciences school.