Let's Talk NM 9/5, 8a: Communities across New Mexico are trying a new approach to substance use disorder: having law enforcement work with service providers to get people into treatment instead of sending them to jail. We wrap up our summer series on recovery with a discussion of Law Enforcement-Assisted Diversion and similar programs. We want to hear from you! If you've quit using drugs or alcohol, how did interactions with the criminal justice system help or hurt your recovery process? How do these diversion programs make a difference for people who want to quit using? Do they go far enough in treating addiction as a public health issue rather than a criminal issue? Email questions or comments to LetsTalk@kunm.org, or call in live during the show at (505) 277-5866.
Guests
- 鈥婸at Romero
- Sam Howarth, behavioral health administrator
- Kim McGinnis, Chief Judge,
- Cindy Martinez, licensed drug and alcohol counselor with the
- Michelle Peixinho, Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program Manager
Resources
Online:
- (online social network for people in recovery around the world)
- app
- (Buddhist inspired path to recovery, both online and local meetings)
- (online recovery program and community)
- (sobriety stories and resources)
Statewide:
- (meetings in ABQ, Santa Fe, Taos, Las Cruces, Laguna & more)
- (peer support, non-12-step program)
Albuquerque area:
- (needle exchange, outpatient opiate recovery, Reiki, acupuncture)
- 颁狈惭鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;
- (transitional living, daily support groups)
- detox services provided free of charge by Bernalillo County
- (self-supported, drug-free home for people in recovery)
Northern New Mexico:
- of Taos and Espa帽ola
