273 Views PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. It wasn’t the first time and wouldn’t
412 Views According to a 2020 report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, around 7% of New Mexicans have a substance use disorder. Phillip Fiuty is a technical advisor at the New Mexico Department of Health’s harm reduction program. He said that his journey into harm reduction began
431 Views A new, cross-campus innovation is going to improve the health and livelihood of New Mexico communities. The inspiring program is called none other than NM-INSPIRES. It all began within the National Institutes of Health (NIH,) and its Environmental Health Science Division.
391 Views Health care providers and other organizations gathered Saturday at the Chavez Community Center for a Mental Health Fair organized by The Life Link. May is Mental Health Awareness month.
522 Views Some communities in New Mexico have started programs that send trained civilians to respond mental health calls instead of police. Joshua Bowling, criminal justice reporter with Searchlight New Mexico was part of an investigative team examining if these programs are enough to address the issue. He shares more about their
404 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Three San Juan County deputies traveled across the Atlantic Ocean, from the Canary Islands to Antigua and Barbuda in the West Indies, for a special cause. It wasn’t just an ordinary trip, though. SJCSO Capt. Mark Pfetzer, Lt. Jarrod Slindee and retired Sgt. Mike Hogue rowed
478 Views SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s attorney general announced more than $132 million in settlements to resolve opioid litigation with Walmart, CVS and Albertsons.
512 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Officials in New Mexico have approved anxiety disorders as a qualifying condition under the state’s medical marijuana program. When approving the move, the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board cited that up to 25 percent of New Mexico’s adult population could be experiencing
485 Views TORRANCE COUNTY, N.M. – For months now we’ve heard report after report of mistreatment inside the Torrance County Detention Facility, a privately-run center. Now, attorneys say a second migrant detainee attempted to take his own life late last month to escape the conditions inside.
595 Views SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announced a $58.5 million opioid settlement with Smith’s Food and Drug’s parent company, Kroger.
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