Albuquerque Jail Offers Treatment For Opioid Addiction – , Associated Press
The Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque has started a program to give buprenorphine to people in prison who are already using it to treat their opioid addictions.
The reports that the buprenorphine maintenance program can provide the drug to an average of 22 inmates per day.
Recovery Services of New Mexico – a treatment organization operated by BayMark Health Services – won a contract to deliver the drugs to the prison late last year. The county signed a two-year contract in which it pledged to pay the organization nearly $ 250,000 for services and $ 312,400 for the drugs themselves.
Recovery Services has offered another drug treatment – methadone – in prison for years.
For now, Recovery Services is only making buprenorphine available to those who were already on the drug prior to incarceration. However, Evan Gonzales, a spokesman for the Bernalillo District Department of Behavioral Health Services, said the district will consider expanding the program to include people starting treatment.
Navajo Nation reports 46 Covid-19 cases, no virus deaths – Associated Press
The Navajo Nation has reported 46 additional COVID-19 cases and no deaths as of Sunday.
The tribe has seen nearly 33,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,414 deaths from the virus since the pandemic began.
Navajo officials are urging people to get vaccinated, wear masks in public, and minimize their travel.
Officials say all staff in the Navajo Nation’s executive branch must be fully vaccinated against the virus or undergo regular tests by the end of September.
The new rules apply to full, part-time, and temporary workers, including those who work for tribal businesses such as utilities, shopping malls, and casinos.
Any worker who fails to provide proof of vaccination by September 29th will have to be tested every two weeks or face disciplinary action.
State Fair Cancels Jr. Livestock Show And Sale – KOB 4, KUNM News
Due to COVID concerns, the New Mexico State Fair has canceled the annual Junior Livestock Show and Sale, reports KOB 4.
In a statement, the show organizers said that “the recent rapid spike in COVID cases combined with a new public health regulation has made it problematic for some families to attend the show this year”.
In August, Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham announced that all trade fair visitors and even participants must have their COVID-19 vaccine. The decision sparked criticism from families who had planned to take part in youth events. They stated that the time between the announcement and the start of the fair did not allow the teenage competitors enough time to receive both rounds of vaccinations.
Expo New Mexico is offering a full refund to all Jr. Livestock Show and Sale exhibitors.
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