SENATE MEMORIAL 48 54TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSIO, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Pete Campos 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL DECLARING SUPPORT FOR THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY CENTER IN THE NORTHEAST REGION OF NEW MEXICO.

156 WHEREAS, drug abuse, alcohol abuse and addiction are serious and growing problems within Mora, San Miguel and e t 17 Guadalupe counties in northeastern New Mexico;

and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, the effects of drug and alcohol abuse are = = 19 a l devastating to those dealing with addiction, and to their i a e r 20 families, friends and the community as a whole;

and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, depression and suicide are also serousserious health d r e 22 problems, with suicide rates in New Mexico at least fifty c e s k 23 percent higher than United States rates over the past twenty e a n b 24 years, according to department of health statistics;

and u [ WHEREAS, in 2017, suicide was the ninth-leading cause of .212521.2 death in New Mexico;

and WHEREAS, the economic effects of drug abuse, alcohol SM 48 abuse and addiction on Mora, San Miguel and Guadalupe Page 1 counties and the other communities of northeastern New Mexico are devastating, including the burden on health, law enforcement and detention resources;

and WHEREAS, northeastern New Mexico lacks public e e 17 detoxification inpatient and outpatient treatment options;

and e e n d 18 WHEREAS, local collaborative four, serving Mora, San = = l ] 19 Miguel and Guadalupe counties, is engaged in joint efforts with a l r i 20 the city of Las Vegas, alta vista regional hospital, New Mexico t e a t highlands university, el centro family health, Mora valley m m 21 e d r e 22 community health services, Pecos valley medical center, the New c e r c 23 Mexico heroin and opioid prevention and education initiative e a n b 24 and several other local agencies to open detoxification and u [ treatment facilities within the community;

and .212521.2 - 2 - WHEREAS, the city of Las Vegas and San Miguel county have set aside funding and partnered with other local agencies to apply for additional funding through grants and to facilitate increased access to behavioral health services, including those directed at drug abuse, alcohol abuse and addiction;

and WHEREAS, New Mexico highlands university was awarded a SM 48 Page 2 one-hundred-thousand-dollar ($100,000) per fiscal year prevention grant by the New Mexico office of substance abuse prevention beginning in 2014 to establish the San Miguel county substance abuse prevention coalition;

and WHEREAS, el centro family health and local collaborative e e 17 four were awarded a two-hundred-thousand-dollar ($200,000) e e n d 18 planning grant by the federal health resources and services = = l ] 19 administration for the semillas de esperanza opioid response a l r i 20 initiative, which includes conducting a needs assessment and t e a t regional opioid use profile and developing architectural plans m m 21 e d r e 22 for a comprehensive recovery center;

and c e r c 23 WHEREAS, the semillas de esperanza opioid response e a n b 24 initiative builds on the successes over the past year to u [ conduct the necessary planning as a multi-sector coalition to .212521.2 - 3 - build a better pathway for the prevention and treatment of and a system for a sustained recovery from opioid use in the coalition's area;

and SM 48 Page 3 WHEREAS, a comprehensive recovery center is being planned by local collaborative four and its partners during 2019 with a proposed implementation in 2020;

and e e 17 WHEREAS, the comprehensive recovery center will also e e n d 18 provide community gardening to teach self-sustaining skills = = l ] 19 while providing nutrition and support to the community;

and a l r i 20 WHEREAS, the comprehensive recovery center will t e a t participate in developing an economic development plan to help m m 21 e d r e 22 the local economy through job growth and an increased tax base;

c e r c 23 and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, the comprehensive recovery center will offer u [ outpatient and long-term inpatient services to help sustain .212521.2 - 4 - patients' recovery;

and WHEREAS, the comprehensive recovery center will include SM 48 Page 4 a drop-in center for community members needing a safe location to rest, increasing public safety;

and WHEREAS, the problems of drug abuse, alcohol abuse and e e 17 addiction are regional and demand cooperation and resources e e n d 18 from all levels of government, as well as from the nonprofit = = l ] 19 and private sectors;

a l r i 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE t e a t OF NEW MEXICO that the problems of drug abuse, alcohol abuse m m 21 e d r e 22 and addiction be recognized as creating a public health crisis c e r c 23 in the northeast region of New Mexico, including local e a n b 24 collaborative four's service area of Mora, San Miguel and u [ Guadalupe counties;

and .212521.2 - 5 - BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the senate be requested to declare its commitment to supporting the planning and development of a comprehensive recovery center in northeastern New Mexico;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the senate be requested to declare its support of a regional approach to reducing drug SM 48 Page 5 abuse, alcohol abuse and addiction, incorporating all levels of government, as well as the private and nonprofit sectors, in the fight against drug abuse, alcohol abuse and addiction;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the county managers of Mora, San Miguel and Guadalupe counties, the mayor of the city of Las Vegas, the mayor of the city of Santa Rosa, the mayor of the village of Pecos, the mayor of the town of Vaughn, the chief executive officer of alta vista regional hospital, the president of New Mexico highlands university, the chief of operations of el e e 17 centro family health, the chief executive officer of Mora e e n d 18 valley community health services, the chief executive officer = = l ] 19 of Pecos valley medical center, the New Mexico heroin and a l r i 20 opioid prevention and education initiative, the administrator t e a t of the New Mexico behavioral health institute at Las Vegas, the m m 21 e d r e 22 administrator of the Guadalupe county hospital in Santa Rosa, c e r c 23 the administrator of the miners' Colfax medical center and e a n b 24 members of the New Mexico congressional delegation.

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