/tags/substance-use substance use en-US Copyright Mon, 28 Aug 2023 23:33:41 GMT /local-news/2023-08-28/providers-tell-legislators-that-pregnant-people-dealing-with-substance-use-disorder-need-more-extensive-care Most deaths related to substance use disorder among pregnant people in New Mexico happen between 6 weeks and a year after delivery. Still, much of the care for pregnant people at risk takes place while they’re at the hospital.Several University of New Mexico health care providers told the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee Monday that extending care through a longer window and to more family members will likely help prevent these deaths. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 23:33:41 GMT /local-news/2023-08-28/providers-tell-legislators-that-pregnant-people-dealing-with-substance-use-disorder-need-more-extensive-care Megan Myscofski /local-news/2023-08-24/six-new-mexicans-died-per-day-from-alcohol-in-2021-and-report-warns-treatment-falls-short While New Mexico has long struggled with the nation’s highest rate of alcohol-related deaths, the pandemic has inflamed the issue, according to a report released Thursday. The state saw an average of six people die each day from alcohol in 2021, and few living with the addiction are getting treatment. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:54:16 GMT /local-news/2023-08-24/six-new-mexicans-died-per-day-from-alcohol-in-2021-and-report-warns-treatment-falls-short Nash Jones /public-health-new-mexico/2020-05-01/ynmg-covid-coming-home-to-a-pandemic In episode 55, we return to the conversation around recovery from substance use during the pandemic. It's a special episode devoted to a conversation… Sat, 02 May 2020 02:44:21 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2020-05-01/ynmg-covid-coming-home-to-a-pandemic Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-04-29/ynmg-covid-sober-in-a-shutdown Episode 53 is all about re-entering the world from jail or prison during the pandemic, and holding onto your recovery from addiction during quarantine.… Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:31:26 GMT /local-news/2020-04-29/ynmg-covid-sober-in-a-shutdown Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2018-02-01/shifting-the-way-we-think-about-addiction-and-pregnancy An Albuquerque police officer was honored in front of the whole country during the State of the Union address earlier this week. While on duty, he met a… Fri, 02 Feb 2018 00:14:27 GMT /local-news/2018-02-01/shifting-the-way-we-think-about-addiction-and-pregnancy Marisa Demarco