NEW MEXICO IS NO LONGER THE LEADER IN DRUG-RELATED DEATHS IN THE U-S. BUT IT’S NOT BECAUSE THE NUMBERS DROPPED HERE. IT’S BECAUSE DRUG AND OVERDOSE DEATHS HAVE INCREASED IN OTHER STATES.
NEW MEXICO SEEMS TO BE DOING MUCH BETTER THAN OTHER STATES WHEN IT COMES TO DEATHS CAUSED BY THE PAINKILLER FENTANYL. OUR STATE AND OKLAHOMA REPORTED THE LOWEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE DYING FROM FENTANYL.
MEANWHILE, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE STATE HOPE TO ADD NEW SOLUTIONS TO THE STATE’S OPIOID CRISIS.
