Coloring book to raise awareness of COVID-19 dangers for children
New Mexico is hoping to teach children the dangers of COVID-19 through the cartoons and speech bubbles of a coloring... View Article
Coloring book addresses COVID-19 in tribal communities
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A new coloring book is addressing COVID-19 in tribal communities. The coloring book is a collaboration between state departments,... View Article
COVID-19 Coloring Book Created For Tribal Communities
SANTA FE – New Mexico Indian Affairs Department and New Mexico Human Services Department, Behavioral Health Services Division – Office... View Article
New Mexico develops coloring book to address COVID-19 in tribal communities
“We will persevere if we protect our community, families, & ourselves” #StoodisNM News Release New Mexico Indian Affairs Department New Mexico Human... View Article
New Mexico Develops coloring book to address COVID-19 in Tribal Communities
“We will persevere if we protect our community, families, & ourselves” #StoodisNM Santa Fe – The New Mexico Indian Affairs... View Article
Opioid epidemic: Preventing overdose deaths
Addiction, Medication Assisted Treatment, Naloxone, Opioid Misuse, Opioid Use, Press Releases, Prevention
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As an overdose prevention coordinator, Bernie Lieving works to prevent drug overdoses and train first responders, families,... View Article
Medication-assisted treatment used to fight opioid addiction
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Dr. Leslie Hayes began working as a family doctor in Rio Arriba County when the area claimed... View Article
New Mexico Puts Out Naloxone Access Map
Karen Cheman, who has worked for 13 years in the state Human Services Department’s Office of Substance Abuse Prevention, said the map fills a growing need.
New Naloxone Map
As New Mexico continues the fight against opioid addiction, state health officials have been working hard to offer more resources... View Article
Department of Health Survey
SANTA FE, NM – A New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) survey finds 85 percent of adults in the state... View Article
Task force report highlights intergenerational drug abuse
Intergenerational drug use has plagued Santa Fe communities for decades, but prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol may be on... View Article
To reduce opioid deaths, prescribe the right medicines
The federal government released a report last week that came to a striking conclusion: More than 80 percent of the... View Article
State medical board approves prescribing marijuana for opioid addicts.
The State Medical Cannabis Advisory Board twice in recent years voted to recommend opioid use disorder as a qualifying condition... View Article
Officer uses naloxone to save man’s life after overdose in police car
It’s something that affects every community, especially our own, Drug overdoses are something many officers see. Just two years ago,... View Article
New Mexico Behavioral Health Services Division Targets Opioid Epidemic
New Mexico Behavioral Health Services Division is addressing the state's opioid epidemic through a variety of evidence-based programs aimed at prevention, treatment and recovery.
‘War on drugs’ doesn’t tackle the drug problem
“We know that fewer families cycle in and out of jail when people get the support they need to address the root cause of their problematic drug use...”
Local Health Professionals Combat Opioid Problem
But a new effort in the local opioid fight is “A Dose of Reality,” an awareness campaign launched in the county in January.