To Reduce Overdose Deaths New Mexico Passes Expansive Harm Reduction

Workers Fighting America S Overdose Crisis Are Hanging By A Thread In february, the new mexico legislature passed important overdose prevention legislation that focuses on expanding legal access to harm reduction interventions, such as fentanyl test strips. In 2022, new mexico had 997 overdose deaths. that number has fallen to 948 overdose deaths in 2023. “these decreases are welcome news, but there is still much more to do to reduce the problem of substance misuse in new mexico,” said nmdoh interim secretary gina deblassie.

How Can The U S Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths A Wide Range Of Ideas New mexico's house bill 355 aims to bolster harm reduction and overdose prevention efforts by enhancing access to essential health supplies. Santa fe, n.m. (krqe) – new mexico is no stranger to drug overdoses and drug abuse. but legislators are considering an expanding overdose prevention for the state. This bill amends the harm reduction act to create an overdose prevention program in new mexico, expanding existing harm reduction services to include a safe consumption space where trained personnel can monitor and intervene in potential overdose situations. (santa fe) – tonight, a memorial requesting a study to enhance and expand new mexico’s harm reduction programs, including overdose prevention, sailed through the state senate with unanimous support on both sides of the aisle.

To Reduce Overdose Deaths New Mexico Passes Expansive Harm Reduction This bill amends the harm reduction act to create an overdose prevention program in new mexico, expanding existing harm reduction services to include a safe consumption space where trained personnel can monitor and intervene in potential overdose situations. (santa fe) – tonight, a memorial requesting a study to enhance and expand new mexico’s harm reduction programs, including overdose prevention, sailed through the state senate with unanimous support on both sides of the aisle. Project echo’s new mexico substance use disorders in detention centers program is helping to bridge this gap, providing the training and support needed to implement effective medication assisted treatment (mat) programs in jails—a proven method to reduce overdose deaths and recidivism rates. Harm reduction is an approach to drug use that places the health and dignity of people who use drugs as the first priority of any response. stigmatizing and punishing people who use drugs only fuels the overdose crisis, which has claimed more than 100,000 lives in the last year in the u.s. alone. A democrat sponsored bill meant to combat overdose deaths in new mexico by offering fentanyl test strips advanced to the senate with just five days left in the 2022 legislative session. Spearheaded by representatives tara l. lujan and dayan hochman vigil, this bill aims to tackle the escalating public health crisis of substance abuse through a comprehensive approach to harm reduction.

To Reduce Overdose Deaths New Mexico Passes Expansive Harm Reduction Project echo’s new mexico substance use disorders in detention centers program is helping to bridge this gap, providing the training and support needed to implement effective medication assisted treatment (mat) programs in jails—a proven method to reduce overdose deaths and recidivism rates. Harm reduction is an approach to drug use that places the health and dignity of people who use drugs as the first priority of any response. stigmatizing and punishing people who use drugs only fuels the overdose crisis, which has claimed more than 100,000 lives in the last year in the u.s. alone. A democrat sponsored bill meant to combat overdose deaths in new mexico by offering fentanyl test strips advanced to the senate with just five days left in the 2022 legislative session. Spearheaded by representatives tara l. lujan and dayan hochman vigil, this bill aims to tackle the escalating public health crisis of substance abuse through a comprehensive approach to harm reduction.