QUESTIONS CONCERNING OPIOID DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO WERE TAKEN THIS PAST SATURDAY AT FORUM HELD BY THE FBI ALBUQUERQUE CITIZENS ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT OPIOID DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO ARE DOWN SLIGHTLY … BY ABOUT FOUR PERCENT. LALITA RAO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION. SHE SAYS THE EVENT DISCUSSED WAYS TO COMBAT THE CRISIS.
THOSE ANSWERING QUESTIONS ON SATURDAY INCLUDED HEALTHCARE WORKERS, PEOPLE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, GOVERNMENT AND OTHER INDUSTRIES. THEY ALSO SCREENED “CHASING THE DRAGON,” WHICH FOCUSES ON OPIOID ADDICTION.
RAO SAYS NEW MEXICO IS MAKING PROGRESS FINALLY, BUT THERE’S STILL A LONG WAY TO GO.
