BY MAIRE O’NEILL
maire@losalamosreporter.com
Tuesday, May 9 is National Fentanyl Awareness Day
Facing the sad reality that Fentanyl, the single deadliest drug threat the nation has ever encountered, is in our community entities have been spreading the word on the extreme dangers of the drug to prevent the overdoses that are claiming lives every day throughout the country.
On Monday (May1) Los Alamos Public Schools employees attended Harm Reduction Overdose Response Training given by Pauly Maldonado, Harm Reduction Substance Use Coordinator for the Public Health Division of the New Mexico Department of Health. A special session was also held for members of the public as well as additional LAPS employees.
Maldonado provided the Los Alamos Reporter with electronic access to his comprehensive presentation that includes important information on:
Reasons why people use substances
Causes of overdoses
Harm reduction Strategies
What Narcan is used for
How to recognize an overdose and how to respond
Symptoms of other types of substance and
Myths and facts about overdose and Fentanyl
The presentation may be viewed at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bc80-_kgB9OAAmya5QD_GgxjqqzoxuZN/view
LAPS Supt. Jennifer Guy said it is very important to her that everyone can find the resources they need. High school and middle school staff have already received the training and the district will continue to provide it for elementary school and other staff. The goal is to have presentations for all high school and middle school students.
BELOW IS A LIST OF ADDICTION RESOURCES IN NEW MEXICO THAT INCLUDES PHONE NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES AS WELL AS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES EACH AGENCY PROVIDES
Addiction Resources in New Mexico
Updated March 29. 2023
Provided by Los Alamos JJAB
Inpatient/Outpatient Treatment Centers – Rio Arriba County
• Delancey Street New Mexico
Española
505-852-4291
Residential vocational training school for adults 18+ who have experienced any type of addiction and have already been through detox. Delancey Street is not a rehab facility and there are no medical professionals on staff. Delancey Street is a fully self-sufficient community where all are responsible for pitching in, and funds are made through workshops, catering, and other on-site ventures. There is no cost associated with residency there.
Those who are incarcerated can reach out to Delancey Street through a letter. Otherwise, folks can call and ask to speak to intake for an interview.
http://www.delanceystreetfoundation.org/facnm.php
• New Mexico Treatment Services – Española
1227 N Railroad Ave
Española
505-747-8187
Clinic offering Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), with a therapy component, to adults 18+ for opioid addiction. Medicaid and Medicare are the only insurances accepted, and each dose is $13 out of pocket. Those interested in setting up services should call and set up an intake.
• Darrin’s Place Behavioral Health
807 Calle Chamisal
Española
505-372-4511
Clinic providing inpatient and outpatient addiction services – with outpatient generally following inpatient – to adults ages 18+. Clients are asked to detox prior to treatment. Darrin’s Place accepts Medicaid, Western Sky, and Presbyterian Centennial. Those interested can fill out the application form online.
https://darrinsplace.com/application/
• Hoy Recovery Program
Highway 68, County Road 41 Private Drive 1098
Velarde
505-852-2580
Hoy provides trauma-informed, culturally relevant services to addicted adults in a spiritually neutral facility. Services include Residential Treatment for Men and Women, Outpatient Treatment, and Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP). Hoy utilizes group and individual therapies, yoga, agriculture therapy, fitness, 12-step meetings, and art to help residents recover.
Those interested in services can fill out an admission packet online.
Inpatient/Outpatient Treatment Centers – Santa Fe County
• New Mexico Treatment Services – Santa Fe
1264 Rodeo Road
Santa Fe
505-982-2129
Clinic offering Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), with a therapy component, to adults 18+ for opioid addiction. Medicaid and Medicare are the only insurances accepted, and each dose is $13 out of pocket. Those interested in setting up services should call and set up an intake.
• Shadow Mountain Recovery – Santa Fe
Santa Fe
855-596-0196
Clinic providing detox treatment, residential treatment, outpatient treatment, and dual diagnosis services (those experiencing addiction and other mental health diagnoses) for addicted persons over the age of 18. Offer services to those experiencing any type of alcohol or drug addiction. Shadow Mountain accepts most insurance policies, including Aetna, Cigna, Magellan, and BlueCross BlueShield commercial, Presbyterian commercial, and United Health.
Those interested in starting services should call the number above to set up an admission appointment, or fill out the insurance verification form online.
www.shadowmountainrecovery.com
• Santa Fe Recovery Center
5312 Jaguar Drive
Santa Fe
505-471-4985
Clinic providing various residential and outpatient services to person 18 and older. Services include the Women and Children’s Residential Treatment Program, which allows women to bring their children ages 0-6 to reside with them; Men’s Residential Program; Detox Program; Extended Care, which allows male clients to stay in treatment for an additional 90 days; Regular and Intensive Outpatient Treatment Programs; and
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT). Santa Fe Recovery Center accepts most major insurances, including Medicaid. Because they are funded primarily through grants, they can almost always get costs covered, regardless of insurance or ability to pay. Those interested in services should call the number above.
• Solutions Treatment Center – Santa Fe
Santa Fe
877-499-1354
Center offering Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient services to addicted persons ages 18+. Solutions accepts most major insurances including BlueCross BlueShield commercial and centennial, Presbyterian commercial and centennial, and most other Medicaid plans, and offer a payment plan for those with limited resources and/or without insurance.
Those interested can call the number above to set up an intake appointment. https://treatmentsolutions.org/
• Life Healing Center
25 Vista Point Road
Santa Fe
855-716-4883
Center offering treatment for alcohol, cocaine, heroin, meth, kratom, high THC marijuana, painkiller, prescription drug, and synthetic marijuana addiction. For adults 18+. Life Healing Center offers withdrawal management, residential treatment, and detoxification services. They accepts BlueCross BlueShield commercial, Aetna, Magellan, Moda, and Presbyterian commercial. They do not accept Medicaid at this time. Those interested should call the number above to get started.
Inpatient/Outpatient Treatment Centers – Bernalillo County
• New Mexico Treatment Services – Farmington
607 East Apache Street
Farmington
505-326-2012
Clinic offering Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), with a therapy component, to adults 18+ for opioid addiction. Medicaid and Medicare are the only insurances accepted, and each dose is $13 out of pocket. Those interested in setting up services should call and set up an intake.
• Salvation Army Adult Rehab Program
4301 Bryn Mawr Drive NE
Albuquerque
505-881-4292
Residential program for men over the age of 21. There are some restrictions on psychotropic drugs – please call for details. Salvation Army may ask for detox in some cases before admittance, but most in the program start out in active addiction. Those interested should call the number above.
https://www.salvationarmyalbuquerque.org/adult-rehabilitation-program
• Shadow Mountain Recovery – Albuquerque and Rio Rancho Locations 855-596-0196
Clinic providing detox treatment, residential treatment, outpatient treatment, and dual diagnosis services (those experiencing addiction and other mental health diagnoses) for addicted persons over the age of 18. Offer services to those experiencing any type of alcohol or drug addiction. Please note that the Rio Rancho location offers all services, but the residential services are for women only. Shadow Mountain accepts most insurance policies, including Aetna, Cigna, Magellan, and BlueCross BlueShield commercial, Presbyterian commercial, and United Health.
Those interested in starting services should call the number above to set up an admission appointment, or fill out the insurance verification form online. http://www.shadowmountainrecovery.com
• Turquoise Lodge
Located in Gibson Medical Center at
5400 Gibson Blvd. SE
Albuquerque
505-841-8978
Clinic offering Medical Detox and Inpatient Social Model Rehabilitation. Please note that Intensive Outpatient services are listed on the website but are not being offered at this time. Take most major insurances, but do not take Medicaid or Medicare, and those paying out of pocket are charged on a sliding scale according to income. https://www.nmhealth.org/about/ofm/ltcf/tlh/
• Turning Point Recovery Center
9201 Montgomery Blvd. NE #5
Albuquerque
505-217-1717
Clinic offering Detox, Intensive Outpatient Services, Recovery Housing, Pain Management, and Residential Treatment services to addicted persons over the age of 18. Turning Point accepts most major insurances, Medicaid included.
Those who are interested should call the number above.
• New Season Treatment Center
Two locations in Albuquerque offering the same services
877-284-7074
Center treating opioid addiction with Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), Counseling, Medically Supervised Withdrawal, Outpatient Services, and take-home benefits after meeting key criteria. Those seeking MAT will have to commit to visiting one of the clinics in Albuquerque every day until eligible for take-home doses. Accept most major insurances including BlueCross BlueShield Centennial and Commercial. Those interested should call the number above
https://www.newseason.com/treatment-center-locations/new-mexico/central-new mexico-treatment-center/
• Solutions Treatment Center – Albuquerque Location
Albuquerque
877-499-1354
Center offering Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient services to addicted persons ages 18+. Solutions accepts most major insurances including BlueCross BlueShield commercial and centennial, Presbyterian commercial and centennial, and most other Medicaid plans, and offer a payment plan for those with limited resources and/or without insurance.
Those interested can call the number above to set up an intake appointment. https://treatmentsolutions.org/
• ASAP and STAR Programs through UNM Health
Albuquerque
505-994-7999
The Addiction and Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) is a comprehensive treatment facility focused on treating substance use disorders in adults over the age of 21 through Case Management, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), Outpatient Detoxification, Primary Care, Psychiatric Services, and Therapy. The STAR Team serves teens under the age of 21 and includes staff that specializes in the treatment of addicted adolescents and their families. There are also special teams for Dual Diagnosis (addiction and mental health diagnoses), for people who are pregnant or who have recently given birth, and a team for adults with trauma/PTSD.
Those interested in starting services should call and set up an appointment. https://unmhealth.org/services/behavioral-health/addiction-recovery.html
• Serenity Mesa
3701 Condershire Dr SW
Albuquerque
505-877-3644
Serenity Mesa is a sober living facility that provides misuse treatment and housing services for youth and youth adults ages 14-24. Their services are free to all youth regardless of insurance or ability to pay. They usually have a long wait list, but their services are highly rated. Those interested should call.
https://healingaddictionnm.org/
Harm Reduction Locations – Rio Arriba County
• Rio Arriba Public Health Office
2010 Industrial Park Road
Española
505-753-2794
Harm reduction services, including syringe exchange, Naloxone/Narcan distribution, and HIV prevention and testing, are offered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10- 11:30AM and 2-4:30PM.
https://www.nmhealth.org/location/public/
• The Mountain Center – Española Integrated Care Center
1000 N Paseo De Onate
Española, 505-231-0652
The center is open Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm and offers syringe exchange, Naloxone distribution, rapid HIV/HCV counseling, AcuDetox, and food. All services are free.
https://themountaincenter.org/services/harm-reduction-new-mexico/
Harm Reduction – Santa Fe County
• Santa Fe Public Health Office
605 Letrado
Santa Fe
505-476-2600
Syringe exchange and dropbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-4pm. Naloxone is available on Monday and Friday. Also offer HIV testing and prevention, STD testing, free condoms, and hepatitis services.
Harm Reduction – Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties
• Midtown Public Health Office
2400 Wellesley Dr. NE
Albuquerque
505-841-4170
Syringe exchange and dropbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-11am and 1-3pm with no appointment needed. Narcan and Noloxone available on request. Also do STD testing and HIV prevention services.
• North Valley Public Health Office
7704 2nd St. NW
Albuquerque
505-222-6500
Syringe exchange and dropbox every Friday from 8-11:30am with no appointment needed. Also offer free condoms, STD testing, and HIV testing and prevention services.
• Southwest Public Health Office
2001 N Centro Familiar SW
Albuquerque
505-873-7477
Harm reduction hours are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8:30-11:30, with additional afternoon hours on Wednesdays from 1-4:30pm. Services during those hours include syringe exchange and dropbox, and Narcan/Naloxone distribution.
• The Transgender Resource Center
5000 Domingo Rd. NE
Albuquerque
505-200-9086
The Drop-In Center is open on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 1-6pm. Trans, genderqueer, and nonbinary persons of all ages are invited for free, confidential syringe exchange and HIV testing.
https://tgrcnm.org/drop-in-center
• Sandoval County Health Commons
1500 Idalia Bldg. B
Bernalillo
505-867-2291
Syringe exchange/dropbox and Naloxone distribution every Friday from 1-4pm. Also offer free condoms, STD testing, and HIV prevention and testing.
Peer Groups and Other Addiction Supports
• Barrios Unidos Chimayo
7 John Hyson Drive
Chimayo
505-351-1644
Barrios offers NA meetings on Thursdays from 4-5pm, AA meetings on Saturdays from 10-11am, Men’s Peer Support on Tuesdays from 6-7pm, Women’s Peer Support on Thursdays from 11-12:30pm, and AcuDetox on Fridays from 10am-2pm. You can find the current month’s event calendar here https://www.barriosunidoschimayo.org/calendar
• Inside Out – Española
908 N Riverside Drive #6
Española
505-367-3500
Inside Out offers a myriad of support services for adults and teens in addiction recovery, including Peer Support, Group Sessions, Acupuncture, Free Clothing and Food Bank, Job Development and Resume Assistance, Assistance with Detox and Rehab Referrals, and Child Care Assistance. All services are free of charge. They are open Monday through Thursday 9:30am to 5pm.
Those interested can find out more on their website or by calling them at the number above.
• Human Resource Development Associates (HRDA) Office
Main office in Taos; additional offices in Española, Raton, and Las Vegas Española: 1114 Plaza del Norte Suite B, 505-753-8933
The HRD office runs the Community Corrections Program, which seeks to divert non violent felony offenders from the prison system, and to help prevent offenders on probation from reoffending. Clients in the Community Corrections Program receive a myriad of supports in a non-residential setting, and both adults and youth are served. More information online.
http://www.hrda.org/index.html
• Narcotics Anonymous New Mexico:
• Alcoholics Anonymous New Mexico:
• SAMSA National Helpline
Confidential, free help from public health agencies to find substance treatment and information. 1-800-662-4357
• Peer to Peer Warmline
Call or text to connect with a peer. Call 3:30pm-11:30pm, text 6pm-11pm. 1-855-4NM 7100 (466-7100)