COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS JOINED FACEBOOK AND ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS IN ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY TO TALK ABOUT THE STATE’S OPIOID CRISIS AND HOW TO FIX IT. NEW MEXICO’S BEEN ONE OF THE STATES WITH THE HIGHEST DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH RATES IN THE U-S … AND MOST OF THOSE DEATHS WERE CAUSED BY PRESCRIBED OPIOIDS OR HEROIN.
BALDERAS SAYS IT’LL TAKE A COMMUNITY TO APPROACH THIS ISSUE. THE DAY LONG CONFERENCE DISCUSSED SEVERAL TOPICS, PART OF WHICH FOCUSED ON PROVIDING BETTER TOOLS FOR ADDICTS. BALDERAS SAYS WORKING WITH FACEBOOK WILL HE HELPFUL.
