MANY OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS IN NEW MEXICO NOW REQUIRE A SECOND PRESCRIPTION FOR OVERDOSE-REVERSAL MEDICATION, LIKE NALOXONE. A NEW STATE LAW MANDATES THE CO-PRESCRIPTION IF THE OPIOID PRESCRIPTION LASTS FOR FIVE DAYS OR MORE.
LINDSAY LASALLE WITH THE DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE TELLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE NEW LAW COULD BE A LIFE-SAVER. FOR YEARS, NEW MEXICO HAS HAD AN ABOVE-AVERAGE RATE OF OVERDOSE DEATHS…BUT THE NUMBERS HAVE IMPROVED RECENTLY.
