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Forbes
2 days ago
- Health
- Forbes
Psilocybin Added To Substance Abuse Treatment Toolbox In New Mexico
Psilocybin is being increasingly used as an adjunctive therapy to treat substance abuse disorders, such as alcoholism or opioid abuse. It's been decriminalized or legalized in a handful of states and cities, with New Mexico recently joining this list, creating a legal pathway for the medical use of psilocybin. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 219 on April 7, legalizing psilocybin for a handful of qualifying conditions—major treatment-resistant depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), end-of-life care, and substance use disorder— under the supervision of a medical provider. The Medical Psilocybin Act took effect on June 20, but it will take a few years for psilocybin production and a fully functional program to take shape in the state. Following the law's passage, Roswell-based Renew Health announced it will integrate psilocybin into its services, calling the move 'a major step forward in modern mental health and addiction care.' 'We have a real opportunity to become a national leader,' Renew Health founder Trent Carter says in a phone call. 'I've been introduced to mental health care. I hope that we can take advantage of that. And I hope that we do keep this safe and that we focus on patient safety, clinical integrity, and accessibility.' Renew Health, an outpatient clinic network, specializes in substance abuse and co-occurring mental health conditions. The clinic combines medication-assisted treatment such as Suboxone and naltrexone with counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy, family therapy, and harm reduction. It also provides detox services, withdrawal management, and telehealth care across New Mexico. Psilocybin And Its Role in Treating Addiction Carter is author of The Recovery Tool Belt, a comprehensive guide to addiction treatment, backed by principles and practical tools. The book focuses on the core conventional approaches to substance abuse disorders. Psilocybin represents a new facet of mental health care, providing a new type of tool that can be used for the complexity of addiction. He supports expanding medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and trauma-informed approaches. 'The goal isn't to replace what we already have—that's already been proven,' Carter says, speaking of conventional approaches to substance abuse therapy. 'It's to add another powerful tool to the toolbox, so to speak. But that's what I often tell my patients. They're tools to be used for you for this journey of addiction care and treatment. And so if we can use psilocybin as an adjunct therapy for patients who are stuck in these same cycles of trauma and addiction, that really has a chance to have a greater impact." The company structures therapy and medical treatment to help those patients progress and integrate more effectively. To become a patient at Renew Health, you don't have to struggle with substance abuse, as they serve various other mental health disorders. Psilocybin will soon enter the picture and provide a new approach to rethinking treatment for substance abuse disorder. 'It's going to hopefully help change a lot of lives to where we can have this new adjunct therapy," Carter says, explaining that the introspection from psilocybin experiences could lead them to make wiser decisions. "And then again, I think that we should also couple that with the proven methods, those treatment that we already have. I think they should all work in tandem.' Psilocybin's new role in Mexico extends to aid in therapy for treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, end-of-life care, and substance use disorder. Renew Health is among the first to embrace this new change.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Yahoo
Apartment complex where 3 kids died in fire has been cited nearly 20 times by city
Channel 2 Action News has learned more about the owner of a problem property in southwest Atlanta where three children died in a fire. Channel 2 Investigative reporter Ashli Lincoln spent the day Monday looking through documents all day and learned the owner is based in New Jersey. Capital Realty Group boasts promises of quality affordable housing. But City of Atlanta Code Enforcement citations show a property infested with deterioration and derelict. Records reveal the owner of the Country Oaks Apartments has been issued nearly 20 citations in the past related to 16 different units. Officers found several units with defective electrical outlets and no working smoke detectors in them. Last week, three children died inside a unit at the complex because of an electrical fire. The property is also plagued with several vacant units and buildings with decaying floors, ceilings, and door frames. RELATED STORIES: Rapper Yung Joc says 3 kids killed in Atlanta fire were his family members 'It's tragic:' Community mourns loss of 3 siblings killed in Atlanta fire 3 children killed in Atlanta fire identified Atlanta mayor, fire chief console community after 3 young siblings die in apartment fire Fulton County tax assessors and City of Atlanta police records show the property is owned by a Roswell-based company. However, it's a New Jersey company that is the real owner. Lincoln learned that the property was sold in 2019, but because it was a HUD contract, HUD allows for new owners to not only buy the property but the entity name as well. Municipal court records show the Capital Realty Group in New Jersey is the owner under the Roswell name and has been cited dozens of times and taken to court since 2019. The company has several pending court cases related to its most recent code enforcement inspection. Channel 2 Action News reached out to the New Jersey company for a comment. A representative told us it's looking into this situation. Meanwhile, nearly 400 people have stepped up to help the family of three young children killed in the fire. According to the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office, they're still investigating and haven't determined the cause of death for the three young kids. It's a day that still haunts many in the Country Oaks apartments. 'I saw the flames,' Doreliza Hammond told Channel 2's Candace McCowan. 'When I got here the fire chiefs and all of them were going out. A line of them going out, I thought something is really going on.' It was the middle of the afternoon last Wednesday when fire consumed the apartment building. Fire crews rushed to rescue three young children, but they died at the hospital. We are now seeing the faces of the children who died: 4-year-old Jhacari White, his 1-year-old sister Xyla. Nine-month-old Xhalia was the third victim. A GoFundMe page, set up by co-workers of the children's mother, has raised more than $35,000 to help the family. Channel 2's Ashli Lincoln and Candace McCowan contributed to this article.
