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  • Wins and losses seen in New Mexico's efforts to reduce drug use
    Wins and losses seen in New Mexico's efforts to reduce drug use

    by Tristan Ahtone, Fronteras Desk | Take Two December 16 2013

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  • Another Syringe
    Another Syringe


    My early morning weed pulling work uncovered another syringe among the weeds along the wall in front…

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  • A Grim Tradition, and a Long Struggle to End It
    A Grim Tradition, and a Long Struggle to End It


    Eric Lucero of Española, N.M., says he has used Narcan, an anti-overdose drug, to revive companions…

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  •  The United States Government’s War On Drugs
    The United States Government’s War On Drugs


    The Drug enforcement Agency, commonly referred to as Drug enforcement Administration (DEA), is an…

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  • Burglars make off with Española Valley Fiesta queen’s decades-old crown
    Burglars make off with Española Valley Fiesta queen’s decades-old crown


    The Española Valley Fiesta queen is without her crown, but not her jewels.


    Angelina Vigil,

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RIO GRANDE SUN NEWS ARTICLE

Rio Arriba County continues to strain under yoke of overdose deaths, drug and alcohol abuse and the crime associated with the behaviors | Written By Wheeler Cowperthwaite | SUN Staff Writer

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2015 10:05 AM MDT  READ MORE...
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2015 ESPAÑOLA FAROLITO PROJECT DEDICATION:

“Light A Candle Of Hope And Commitment For A Drug Free Community”

 

The Existing Image Of Our Community That We MUST Change

A Grim Tradition, and a Long Struggle to End It  ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — Eric Lucero has been addicted to heroin for three decades and says he has known at least 100 people in this pastoral county who died from overdoses, some in his presence. By ERIK ECKHOLM | Published: April 2, 2008 Read More...

The Drug Capitals Of The America Española, N.M. This city of 10,000 consistently ranks among the top in the nation in drug overdoses, according to federal statistics. Española recorded 42.5 drug-related deaths per 100,000, compared with a national average of 7.3.  Nathan Vardi, Forbes Staff | 1/21/2009 @ 6:00AM Read More...

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Beautiful Land, Ugly Addictions  Heroin overdoses pervade rural New Mexico region that is often seen by outsiders as synonymous with spiritual purity. February 29, 2000|HECTOR TOBAR | TIMES STAFF WRITER Read More...

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Heroin commonly is abused in New Mexico, as evidenced by the number of heroin-related deaths and treatment admissions. New Mexico leads the nation in per capita heroin-related deaths. Mexican black tar heroin is the most readily available type; however, Mexican brown powdered heroin also is available. Albuquerque is a transshipment point for Mexican black tar and Mexican brown powdered heroin destined for the Midwest, the Pacific Northwest, and the Southwest. National Drug Intelligence Center | New Mexico Drug Threat Assessment | April 2002 Read More...

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Wins And Losses Seen In New Mexico's Efforts To Reduce Drug Use It’s a Friday night in Española. A small town in northern New Mexico often pegged as the heroin capital of the state. “We get a lot of Percocet, Vicodin, Oxycodone, there’s so many out there, I can’t name them all, but they do it,” said Española Police Officer Dustin Chavez. “They crush it up and they snort it and then when they run out, they lead to other things.” By Tristan Ahtone | December 16, 2013 Read More...

 


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