This article is reprinted from the Las Cruces Sun-News. Visit their site to learn more, LAS CRUCES, NM – Over the last five years, the Unified Prevention Coalition of Doña Ana County has worked to confront opioid and drug addiction in southern New Mexico, with measurable results. On Monday, they were honored with an award […]
04 November 2019Friday, November 1; Las Cruces, NM: Doña Ana County residents safely disposed of 896 pounds of medications at the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Drug Take Back Day held the last Saturday of October. DEA’s National Drug Take Back Day is a twice annual opportunity for the anonymous disposal of unwanted, unused or expired medications, […]
04 November 2019
Wednesday, October 23, 2019; Grants, NM: Over 40 percent of people admit to snooping in medicine cabinets when visiting a house, according to a survey by party planning website The Salonniere. What would they find in yours? If the answer is medications, especially left-over pills, now is the time to clean out your medicine cabinet […]
23 October 2019Wednesday, October 23, 2019; Deming, NM: Over 40 percent of people admit to snooping in medicine cabinets when visiting a house, according to a survey by party planning website The Salonniere. What would they find in yours? If the answer is medications, especially left-over pills, now is the time to clean out your medicine cabinet […]
22 October 2019Tuesday, October 22, 2019; Las Cruces, NM: On Saturday, (October 26, 2019) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local police departments and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its 18th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted […]
22 October 2019Monday, September 16, 2019; Las Cruces, NM: New staff member Alexis Brandt is continuing to shift the conversation around alcohol with the Unified Prevention Coalition of Doña Ana County (UP!) as part of the Shift Positive (Shift+) grant awarded by Paseo del Norte Health Foundation. Brandt will guide the Doña Ana County residents to discover […]
30 September 2019 Friday, September 27, 2019; Grants, NM: Cibola Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (CSAPC), and its program specialist Lori Vigil, have joined the Center for Health Innovation (CHI), a nonprofit which is New Mexico’s designated Public Health Institute. “CHI is happy to welcome Lori and the CSAPC to the prevention team. We look forward to supporting […]
26 September 2019Guest column special to the Las Cruces Sun-News. Monday, September 9, 2019; Las Cruces, NM: Have you recent lost a loved one and have suddenly realized your left with prescription medications? Maybe you have prescriptions you don’t need any more or some that are outdated. Do you know what to do with them? What is […]
16 September 2019Saturday, August 31, 2019; Grants, NM: No one should die of an overdose when help is a phone call away. On this, National Overdose Awareness Day (August 31, 2019), Cibola – Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (Cibola-OSAP) wants to remind residents of the New Mexico Good Samaritan Law, which protects people calling for medical assistance, […]
27 August 2019Friday, August 23, 2019; Bayard, NM: This year, High School students in Grant County have a chance to make their dreams of pursuing a career in the healthcare field come true. The Dream Makers Health Careers Club is now offered at Cobre and Silver High schools. The Clubs are designed to help students experience the […]
23 August 2019
