Committee backs study to evaluate overdose prevention centers as New Mexico overdose deaths rise
The Senate committee recommended Senate Memorial 21, directing the Department of Health to study overdose prevention centers and other harm reduction strategies after witnesses cited rising overdose deaths and higher fentanyl potency; the memorial passed with a 7–2–1 committee recommendation.
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The Senate committee voted to recommend Senate Memorial 21, which directs the Department of Health to study the feasibility, legal issues and regulatory changes necessary to implement overdose prevention centers and related harm reduction programs in New Mexico.
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