/tags/narcan Narcan en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:07:56 GMT /UNM_project-echo-core-community-overdose-response-education-virtual-training-narcan-naloxone-opioid-overdose-prevention The University of New Mexico’s Project ECHO has connected professionals around New Mexico, and the world, to health education using virtual training for decades. But it’s now offering training to teach everyone in New Mexico how to respond to an opioid overdose and how to properly administer naloxone. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:07:56 GMT /UNM_project-echo-core-community-overdose-response-education-virtual-training-narcan-naloxone-opioid-overdose-prevention Daniel Montaño /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 /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-14/rio-arriba-looks-to-get-naloxone-to-law-enforcement Rio Arriba County’s Health and Human Services Department is helping law enforcement there stock the overdose-reversing drug naloxone.Rio Arriba County has… Thu, 14 Jul 2016 23:12:17 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-14/rio-arriba-looks-to-get-naloxone-to-law-enforcement Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2016-02-23/physician-sponsors-naloxone-legislation New Mexico has one of the highest overdose death rates in the country, and recent spikes in the state’s numbers have been linked to the abuse of… Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:03:42 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-02-23/physician-sponsors-naloxone-legislation Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2015-01-12/overdose-reversing-drug-saves-hundreds-in-n-m A drug called naloxone reversed more than 700 overdoses in New Mexico last year. But hurdles remain for making the drug more widely available.… Mon, 12 Jan 2015 23:20:49 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-01-12/overdose-reversing-drug-saves-hundreds-in-n-m Marisa Demarco /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 /public-health-new-mexico/2013-04-05/data-suggests-narcan-program-saving-lives The New Mexico Department of Health reports that the distribution of Narcan is yielding promising results.Often distributed through syringe exchange… Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:58:16 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2013-04-05/data-suggests-narcan-program-saving-lives