Drug Overdose Deaths

In April, New Mexico enacted a law that would protect thosewho contact emergency services for a friend or family member experiencing drug overdoses. This law was made to decrease the death rate of those experiencing drug overdoses. By not charging or prosecuting those people in possession of illegal substances, New Mexico hopes that more people will be willing to call in a drug overdose so that the number of preventable deaths due to overdoses decreases.

To read more about this law, visit the APHA's newsletter, "The Nation's Health"