Recovery Programs

State officials presented Wednesday to lawmakers details on a pilot program that will dispense medications for treating substance use disorder at public health offices. The New Mexico Department of Health has already been providing prescriptions to be filled elsewhere, but this is the first time they will be offering the medications themselves.

Young people who end up in the court system for substance abuse are at a crucial point in their lives. In many New Mexico communities, recovery courts…

When a public health crisis gets out of control, it can overwhelm law enforcement agencies. That’s what’s happened with the Española Police Department as…

Española has had one of the highest rates of heroin addiction in the country for decades. It’s a public health crisis that can create particular…