Views 0 NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A new report by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute shed light on excessive drinking in New Mexico. The annual County Health Rankings and Roadmaps report is intended to highlight the factors that can impact our health outcomes and disparities nationwide.
Views 0 Senator Martin Heinrich held a press conference Friday to address the Fentanyl Epidemic. He said the situation is urgent.
Views 0 Incarcerated people in the state’s custody are a step closer to being able to receive a medication for opioid use disorder. That’s because of a recent settlement in federal court. The settlement will require the state to provide access to the prescription medication to people already taking it
Views 0 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque mother who hid fentanyl inside her children’s luggage pleaded guilty to a federal drug crime on Wednesday, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Views 0 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Cocaine is a drug that rose to prevalence and prominence decades ago but now reports show its use may be on the rise among teens.
Views 0 Internal fracturing, election year uncertainty will keep U.S. neighbor a ‘high risk’ country EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The next president of Mexico will face ongoing economic and migration challenges and will have to tackle increasing drug cartel violence brought about by the fracturing of existing transnational criminal organizations
Views 0 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Only 10 days are left in this year’s legislative session and some lawmakers at the Roundhouse are focusing on passing a bill targeting fentanyl use around kids. House Bill 106 aims to create penalties for parents who expose their children to fentanyl.
Views 0 NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – One lawmaker wants to consider a major step toward helping those suffering from addiction. Representative Pamelya Herndon is introducing a bill that would create a state-run, long-term rehabilitation center.
Views 0 Since the beginning of the opioid epidemic in 2015, more than 325,000 people have died due to opioid overdoses with the majority of those being from fentanyl. Illegal fentanyl is typically smuggled across the US-Mexico border putting New Mexico on the frontlines. The state, which has already faced
Views 0 NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Multiple New Mexico residents were arrested for drug trafficking. The Drug Enforcement Administration was involved in the case. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, six firearms and meth were seized during the arrests in Clovis and Ruidoso Downs.
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