NEW MEXICO IS GETTING A GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP WITH THE STATE’S OPIOID CRISIS. THE U-S HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS GIVING THE STATE MORE THAN 11-MILLION DOLLARS TO BATTLE THE CRISIS. THE DEPARTMENT HAS SO FAR AWARDED MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS NATIONWIDE FOR THIS EFFORT.
ABOUT 5-MILLION-300-THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL BE USED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO TREATMENT INVOLVING MEDICATION, SPECIFICALLY USING THREE FDA-APPROVED MEDICINES TO TREAT THE OPIOID USE DISORDER, REDUCE OVERDOSES AND PREVENTION. FIVE-MILLION-724-THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL GO TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SERVICES.
