(May 7, 2019) During the most recent Take Back Day event, drop-off locations in New Mexico collected a record high 9,386 pounds of medication.
Read more.Sources of Statistics: NIH Fact Sheets: Heroin Addiction and New Mexico Department of Health. New Mexico Substance Abuse Epidemiology Profile, 2017
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Video: New Mexico Drugs and Consequences ExhibitWatch this PSA to learn more about the "Drugs and Consequences" exhibit currently hosted at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Watch. |
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Classroom Resources for EducatorsThe DEA and Discovery Education have teamed up to launch Operation Prevention, a program geared towards fighting opioid misuse among young people. Their site includes interactive K-12 lessons, virtual field trips, resources for parents and more. Go to Operation Prevention's website. |
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Watch: New Mexico Youth Opioid Summit
Check out these highlights from the Youth Opioid Summit held earlier this year at the Santa Ana Star Center. Watch.
Photos: New Mexico Youth Summit on Opioid Awareness
In early March, DEA 360 teamed up with the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation to host a Youth Opioid Summit at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. See photos.
Youth opioid summit heads to Rio Rancho
(Albuquerque Journal, February 19) Next month, DEA 360 Strategy in conjunction with the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation will host a Youth Opioid summit in Rio Rancho at the Santa Ana Star Center. Read more.
DEA Exhibit Coming to New Mexico
Starting in January, the museum’s travelling exhibit, “Drugs: Costs & Consequences” will be hosted at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Read more.