Fentanyl has changed what is at stake when someone you love is using. A planned drug intervention gives your New Mexico family a way to act now, together.
A drug intervention is a structured meeting, prepared with a professional interventionist, in which the people closest to someone who is using ask them to accept treatment that day. We travel to families throughout New Mexico, from Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe to smaller towns, and planning starts right away, because with today's drug supply waiting carries real risk.
Court-ordered addiction treatment. No addiction-specific process a family can start.
Overdose Good Samaritan law. Yes (NMSA 1978, § 30-31-27.1).
Naloxone. The New Mexico Department of Health mails naloxone to homes at no cost through online orders at NMHarmReduction.org (source).
State agency. New Mexico Health Care Authority, Behavioral Health Services Division.
Emergency. Call 911 if a loved one is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for an emotional crisis.
New Mexico recorded 775 drug overdose deaths in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 37.1 per 100,000, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (source). Before anything else, keep your loved one alive.
If your loved one is in immediate danger, call 911. If they are in emotional crisis, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
New Mexico has a Good Samaritan overdose law (NMSA 1978, § 30-31-27.1) that offers some legal protection to people who call for help during an overdose. Its protections have conditions, but calling 911 is always the right move.
Naloxone (Narcan) reverses an opioid overdose, not stimulants. See our fentanyl family guide.
The New Mexico Department of Health Harm Reduction Program distributes fentanyl and xylazine test strips along with free naloxone (source).
Each one shapes the medical side of detox differently.
Not directly. New Mexico has no substance use commitment law that a family can start on its own. A planned, professionally led intervention is the most reliable route to treatment.
New Mexico has no civil commitment law that lets a family member petition a court for involuntary treatment for substance use alone. Confirm the current rules with a New Mexico attorney before relying on them.
See the full steps, how fast someone leaves for treatment and our cost guide.
The state agency that oversees substance use treatment is New Mexico Health Care Authority, Behavioral Health Services Division.
Yes. New Mexico has a Good Samaritan overdose law (NMSA 1978, § 30-31-27.1) that offers some legal protection to people who call for help. Its protections have conditions, but calling 911 is always the right move.
We begin planning right away by phone or video, and travel to families throughout New Mexico, including Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe. Call (850) 563-9776 to talk through realistic timing.
One confidential conversation with a professional interventionist. No pressure, no obligation. We'll help you find the right next step for your family.
