/tags/substance-abuse substance abuse en-US Copyright Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:13:28 GMT /local-news/2021-02-23/n-m-app-provides-remote-addiction-support-during-covid Overdose deaths have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the CDC, and many people are delaying or avoiding medical care due to concerns… Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:13:28 GMT /local-news/2021-02-23/n-m-app-provides-remote-addiction-support-during-covid Nash Jones /public-affairs/2020-10-16/project-focuses-on-whole-family-to-reduce-youth-recidivism University Showcase Friday, 10/16, 8a: Young people who are caught up early in the justice system often face an array of challenges even before they get… Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:11:25 GMT /public-affairs/2020-10-16/project-focuses-on-whole-family-to-reduce-youth-recidivism Megan Kamerick /local-news/2020-01-28/legislator-talks-2020-marijuana-bill-taxes-and-equity A bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in New Mexico stalled in the Senate last year. Over the summer, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham convened a… Wed, 29 Jan 2020 01:22:16 GMT /local-news/2020-01-28/legislator-talks-2020-marijuana-bill-taxes-and-equity Nash Jones /local-news/2019-11-13/young-latino-people-in-n-m-facing-high-rates-of-behavioral-health-concerns Latino youth are feeling psychological impacts of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, researchers say. A committee of legislators in New… Wed, 13 Nov 2019 22:10:24 GMT /local-news/2019-11-13/young-latino-people-in-n-m-facing-high-rates-of-behavioral-health-concerns Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2019-05-14/feds-award-600k-to-n-m-agencies-for-rural-opioid-response Three New Mexico agencies are getting $200,000 each to plan responses to the opioid crisis in rural parts of the state. One will use the funding to do… Wed, 15 May 2019 01:17:59 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-05-14/feds-award-600k-to-n-m-agencies-for-rural-opioid-response Hannah Colton /local-news/2018-11-01/the-realities-of-crime-in-abq-during-election-season Jonathan Sakura looked at the spot where his car was parked outside his home a couple nights ago when someone smashed the rear window and grabbed his… Fri, 02 Nov 2018 02:51:35 GMT /local-news/2018-11-01/the-realities-of-crime-in-abq-during-election-season Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2018-02-26/good-testing-habits-could-signal-more-treatment-for-hepatitis-c One Albuquerque clinic has been testing almost all of its pregnant patients for hepatitis C, according to UNM researchers. That means more people could be… Tue, 27 Feb 2018 04:05:34 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-02-26/good-testing-habits-could-signal-more-treatment-for-hepatitis-c May Ortega /local-news/2018-01-30/detox-options-limited-for-pregnant-women An Albuquerque police officer will be among President Donald Trump’s guests at the State of the Union tonight. Officer Ryan Holets met a pregnant woman… Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:19:35 GMT /local-news/2018-01-30/detox-options-limited-for-pregnant-women Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2017-09-29/unm-gets-7m-grant-for-behavioral-health-research New Mexico’s flagship university has received a $7 million grant to open a new behavioral health center. Researchers will work directly with people in… Fri, 29 Sep 2017 23:13:48 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-09-29/unm-gets-7m-grant-for-behavioral-health-research /local-news/2017-08-08/local-law-enforcement-agencies-diverge-in-tactics-with-sex-workers Several branches of law enforcement in the Albuquerque area participated in a sting last month that targeted people who were trafficking minors for sex.… Tue, 08 Aug 2017 23:01:19 GMT /local-news/2017-08-08/local-law-enforcement-agencies-diverge-in-tactics-with-sex-workers Marisa Demarco