Legislative Analysts: Medication Treatment for Opioid, Alcohol Addiction Not Reaching New Mexicans
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Legislative analysts: Medication treatment for opioid, alcohol addiction not reaching New Mexicans
From left, New Mexico Department of Health officials Dr. Miranda Durham and Secretary Gina DeBlassie and Legislative Finance Committee Program Evaluators Maggie Klug and John Valdez testify before lawmakers on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Danielle Prokop / Source NM)Despite expanding the availability of medication-assisted treatment, state health officials only treated about 4% of the New Mexicans estimated to have opioid use disorders in public h…
The opioid overdoses hold the paramedics in breath. Their mission, sometimes difficult: to bring people to the hospital.
Ilta-Sanomat asked Finns about their summer alcohol consumption and asked for the opinion of a substance abuse specialist. This was particularly worrying.
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