/tags/drug-overdose Drug Overdose en-US Copyright Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:48:23 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-11-01/overdose-prevention-drug-to-be-prescribed-with-opioids Hundreds of New Mexicans die from opioid overdoses every year. A new law went into effect this summer that requires patients who are getting prescriptions… Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:48:23 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-11-01/overdose-prevention-drug-to-be-prescribed-with-opioids May Ortega /local-news/2018-07-25/state-launches-new-campaign-to-target-opioid-abuse There are about 1.7 million opioid prescriptions written every year in New Mexico. The state still has a problem with opioid related deaths, but the… Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:03:12 GMT /local-news/2018-07-25/state-launches-new-campaign-to-target-opioid-abuse /public-health-new-mexico/2017-03-31/nm-counties-lose-years-to-poverty-and-drugs A new report breaks down potential years of life lost when people die before the age of 75 and younger people are dying earlier. There’s been an increase… Fri, 31 Mar 2017 23:45:36 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-03-31/nm-counties-lose-years-to-poverty-and-drugs /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-08/as-congress-mulls-opioid-legislation-rural-new-mexico-hopes-for-help Congress is considering legislation that will make it easier to treat people for opioid addiction. And doctors in Rio Arriba County—an area hard-hit by… Fri, 08 Jul 2016 22:05:45 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-08/as-congress-mulls-opioid-legislation-rural-new-mexico-hopes-for-help Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2016-06-09/overdose-rates-fall-in-nm The New Mexico Department of Health is reporting a nine percent drop in drug overdoses in 2015.A nine percent drop means about 50 fewer people died from… Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:00:51 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-06-09/overdose-rates-fall-in-nm Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2015-01-12/legislature-to-hear-prescription-take-back-proposal Democratic State Senator Michael Padilla of Bernalillo County plans to introduce legislation that would require pharmacies to set up programs to take back… Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:54:58 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-01-12/legislature-to-hear-prescription-take-back-proposal Ed Williams /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/2014-09-05/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/2013-11-01/in-new-mexico-heroin-use-continues-to-fuel-crime-overdoses Heroin is the reigning king of drugs in New Mexico. From overdoses to prosecutions, heroin is wreaking havoc, and to make matters worse, it’s cheaper,… Fri, 01 Nov 2013 18:57:41 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2013-11-01/in-new-mexico-heroin-use-continues-to-fuel-crime-overdoses /public-health-new-mexico/2013-07-03/number-of-overdose-deaths-among-women-continue-to-climb New data from the Centers For Disease Control conclude that nationally, overdose deaths among women have been on the rise since 1999; and that since 2007,… Wed, 03 Jul 2013 21:05:43 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2013-07-03/number-of-overdose-deaths-among-women-continue-to-climb