A DRUG USED TO REVERSE DRUG OVERDOSES IS NOW COVERED BY MEDICAID IN NEW MEXICO. STATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED ON TUESDAY THAT CENTENNIAL CARE NOW PAYS FOR NALOXONE. THE DRUG IS SPRAYED INTO THE NOSE OF A PERSON OVERDOSING ON HEROIN, METHADONE OR PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICATIONS AND HAS BEEN USED FOR DECADES BY FIRST RESPONDERS AND HOSPITALS.
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAYS NEW MEXICO IS SECOND IN THE NATION FOR DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS.
