Let's Talk NM 9/5, 8a: Communities across New Mexico are trying a new approach to substance use disorder: having law enforcement work with service providers to get people into treatment instead of sending them to jail. We wrap up our summer series on recovery with a discussion of Law Enforcement-Assisted Diversion and similar programs. We want to hear from you! If you've quit using drugs or alcohol, how did interactions with the criminal justice system help or hurt your recovery process? How do these diversion programs make a difference for people who want to quit using? Do they go far enough in treating addiction as a public health issue rather than a criminal issue? Email questions or comments to LetsTalk@kunm.org, or call in live during the show at (505) 277-5866.
Guests
- Pat Romero
- Sam Howarth, Bernalillo County behavioral health administrator
- Kim McGinnis, Chief Judge, Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribal Court
- Cindy Martinez, licensed drug and alcohol counselor with the Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribal Court
- Michelle Peixinho, Rio Arriba County Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program Manager
Resources
Online:
- 12 Step Online
- In The Rooms (online social network for people in recovery around the world)
- Meeting Guide app
- Refuge Recovery (Buddhist inspired path to recovery, both online and local meetings)
- Tempest Sobriety School (online recovery program and community)
- The Temper (sobriety stories and resources)
Statewide:
- Adult Children of Alcoholics (meetings in ABQ, Santa Fe, Taos, Las Cruces, Laguna & more)
- Alcoholics Anonymous Area 46
- Co-Dependents Anonymous International
- Narcotics Anonymous Rio Grande Region
- SMART Recovery (peer support, non-12-step program)
- NM Department of Health Medical Cannabis Program
- Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts in NM
Albuquerque area:
- Albuquerque Spirituality and Recovery Meetup
- Casa de Salud (needle exchange, outpatient opiate recovery, Reiki, acupuncture)
- CNM’s Community Resource List for Substance Abuse Treatment
- Endorphin Power Company (transitional living, daily support groups)
- Metropolitan Assessment and Treatment (MATS) detox services provided free of charge by Bernalillo County
- Oxford Houses of NM directory (self-supported, drug-free home for people in recovery)
- Yoga for People of Color for Healing and Empowerment
Northern New Mexico:
- Inside Out Recovery of Taos and Española
- LEAD Santa Fe
- Taos Mountain Fiesta
- Recovery Santa Fe
- Regeneration Festival Taos
