New youth detox facility prepares to open in Albuquerque

The nonprofit offers a 90-day inpatient treatment program and housing for people between 14 and 21 years old. Come September, they’ll open a detox center on their campus. Story: www.kob.com/ne...
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[@carmelfire1]

Thank you to those who helped this youth center become a reality@!!

[@aick]

Awesome! We need those in every town in the state.

[@WELVAS.]

We need so many more centers like this and for adults too!! Behavioral and substance abuse treatment programs are what's gonna get people off the streets or at least build a capacity to enforce laws.

[@user-kd5ig3vc3s]

Good luck with that wish everyone says this is a poor state they won’t give section 8 to single parents who are raising kids with special needs and disabilities

[@aick]

@@user-kd5ig3vc3s The state does its best with what its got but yeah it could be a lot better.

[@Lazy_Fish_Keeper]

We know that the evidence based solutions for addiction include:
Safe and secure housing
Elimination of food insecurity
Supportive, validating relationships
Mental health support
Access to health care
**and THEN** begin to detox and support long term sobriety
Requiring treatment before housing, before food, before relationships, before validation of the struggle, guarantees failure.
And sobriety is a life long journey.... it's easier to prevent.

[@aick]

YES! Some sort of universal safety net would be a great start. This is why I love New Mexico, moved here as soon as I was 18: Es la cultura aqui.

[@jornfel9110]

The city wants to charge the parents if their kid gets a hold of their gun. Do the same with this, make the parents accountable instead of the taxpayer like always.

[@aick]

You don't have a family do you?

[@DavMovis_]

That's not even equivalent, but yeah there's probably some investigation worthy for parents

[@milesdyson5211]

Where is this at ? In a far remote place like the homless shelter for Albuquerque?