For years, without adequate treatment resources, communities in New Mexico have suffered through some of the highest rates of opioid and heroin addiction and overdose deaths in the Nation.
Martin Heinrich: “For years, without adequate treatment resources, communities in New Mexico have suffered through some of the highest…”
On the recordJune 7, 2017
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Heinrich addresses the lack of treatment resources in New Mexico contributing to addiction rates.
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