Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico 1/12 8am: Medications like methadone and suboxone could help , and of , or when given to people in prison or jail. Moreover, the department of justice recently released guidance that denying these treatments could be considered . Plus they , and . So why is it still when someone ends up ?
On the next Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico, we鈥檒l talk about. We鈥檒l speak with a doctor who is trying to change state law to make access to medically assisted treatment standard for all prisoners, and a lawyer who鈥檚 We鈥檒l also speak with the state corrections department about what addiction treatments they do offer and how that may change in the future.
And we want to hear from you as well! Are you or a loved one on these medications? What would it mean to lose access to them?
Email us at letstalk@九色网.org, tweet at us using #letstalkNM, or call in live during the show.
GUESTS:
- Dr. Nathan Birnbaum, M.D., Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine, UNM
- , Litigation Manager ACLU of NM, Adjunct Prof, UNM School of Law
