Opioid epidemic: Preventing overdose deaths

October 23, 2019

Addiction, Blog, Medication Assisted Treatment, Naloxone, Opioid Misuse, Opioid Use, Press, Prevention

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As an overdose prevention coordinator, Bernie Lieving works to prevent drug overdoses and train first responders, families,... View Article

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Medication-assisted treatment used to fight opioid addiction

October 23, 2019

Addiction, Blog, Medication Assisted Treatment, Opioid Misuse, Opioid Use, Press, Treatment

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Dr. Leslie Hayes began working as a family doctor in Rio Arriba County when the area claimed... View Article

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New Naloxone Map

October 1, 2019

Blog, Medication Assisted Treatment, Naloxone, Opioid Misuse, Opioid Use, Press

As New Mexico continues the fight against opioid addiction, state health officials have been working hard to offer more resources... View Article

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Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths

September 3, 2019

Blog, Opioid Misuse, Opioid Use

Prevention and treatment efforts should attend to broad polysubstance use/misuse.

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Let’s Talk Recovery From Opioid Addiction

August 13, 2019

Addiction, Blog, Opioid Misuse, Opioid Use, Recovery

Let’s Talk New Mexico 8/8, 8a: Call in now 505-277-5866. New Mexicans trying to kick an addiction to opioids have limited... View Article

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New Mexico delegation announces plan to help combat opioid abuse

June 4, 2019

Blog, Health, Naloxone, Opioid Misuse, Prevention

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In 2017, 2 out of 3 overdose deaths in the state involved an opioid, according to the New... View Article

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