/tags/drugs Drugs en-US Copyright Thu, 12 Sep 2019 22:15:24 GMT /local-news/2019-09-12/records-show-little-planning-before-state-police-surge-in-abq Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham sent 50 state police officers to Albuquerque this summer to fight escalating violent crime. Public records show there wasn’t… Thu, 12 Sep 2019 22:15:24 GMT /local-news/2019-09-12/records-show-little-planning-before-state-police-surge-in-abq Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2018-12-13/newborn-drug-dependency-cases-tripled-in-a-decade-in-n-m The number of babies born dependent on drugs in New Mexico more than tripled between 2008 and 2017 according to new data from the state Department of… Fri, 14 Dec 2018 01:45:32 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-12-13/newborn-drug-dependency-cases-tripled-in-a-decade-in-n-m May Ortega /public-health-new-mexico/2018-06-04/san-juan-county-joins-opioid-lawsuit San Juan County is joining a lawsuit against opioid companies to get back the money it’s spent on combating the opioid crisis there.The average cost of… Mon, 04 Jun 2018 23:38:37 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-06-04/san-juan-county-joins-opioid-lawsuit May Ortega /local-news/2017-05-11/federal-drug-sting-raises-questions-of-racial-profiling The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has been criticized in recent years for running undercover sting operations that lead to… Thu, 11 May 2017 18:21:18 GMT /local-news/2017-05-11/federal-drug-sting-raises-questions-of-racial-profiling Elaine Baumgartel /public-health-new-mexico/2016-12-08/heinrich-new-mexico-to-benefit-from-opioid-bill Rio Arriba County has the country’s highest rate of opioid overdose. That’s partly because a severe shortage of funding for detox and recovery programs… Fri, 09 Dec 2016 00:47:39 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-12-08/heinrich-new-mexico-to-benefit-from-opioid-bill Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2016-08-17/unm-researcher-finds-some-existing-drugs-kill-cancer-cells It’s expensive and it takes years to get a new drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. So researchers at the University of New Mexico are… Wed, 17 Aug 2016 23:32:12 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-08-17/unm-researcher-finds-some-existing-drugs-kill-cancer-cells Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2016-01-31/marchers-dont-cut-behavioral-health-funds The rate of drug overdose deaths—nationally and statewide—is racing up the charts, echoing HIV trends of 30 years ago, according to the CDC. That’s why… Mon, 01 Feb 2016 03:32:03 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-01-31/marchers-dont-cut-behavioral-health-funds Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2015-12-22/reuniting-fathers-and-families-after-incarceration The number of people who are behind bars in America is much bigger than it was 40 years ago. In fact, it’s five times higher. That means a lot more… Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:32:52 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-12-22/reuniting-fathers-and-families-after-incarceration Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2014-09-05/overdoses-down-in-new-mexico New Mexico has led the nation in drug overdose deaths for the past few decades. With rates around twice the national average, overdoses here account for… Fri, 05 Sep 2014 23:55:43 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-09-05/overdoses-down-in-new-mexico Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2014-06-19/overdose-drug-covered-by-medicaid New Mexico has the second-highest rate of overdose deaths in the country, according to the CDC. Now, a life-saving drug called naloxone is not only… Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:02:05 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-06-19/overdose-drug-covered-by-medicaid Marisa Demarco