FIVE HEALTH CENTERS IN NEW MEXICO WILL BE GETTING 1.7 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE MONEY WILL GO TOWARD IMPROVING AND EXPANDING DRUG ABUSE SERVICES. THE EMPHASIS WILL BE ON HEROIN AND PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICATION ADDICTION.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE FRIDAY BY THE U-S HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT. NEW MEXICO HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE COUNTRY.
