Ed Williams, CHJ

Ed Williams

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Albuquerque, NM, United States

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It’s time to start asking hard questions about treatment foster care near you

In states such as New Mexico, many kids are put into treatment foster care who should never be there. The programs, run by private companies, vary widely in quality and safety from state to state. → Read More

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In a community long wary of bad press, a reporter finds a way to build trust

The story of the heroin problem in New Mexico's Rio Arriba County had been told many times by national media, leaving residents wary. But no journalist had invested the time to tell the personal stories of the community. → Read More

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Life-saving treatment scarce in the midst of an epidemic

When Erin Borrego was 15, she and her classmates started experimenting with opioid painkillers. It started with pills called Percocet and Lortab, but she quickly moved on to injecting heroin. → Read More

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Enduring addiction: The long fight against heroin in northern New Mexico

KUNM’s Ed Williams has been investigating the impacts of heroin addiction on children and families in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. The area has had one of the country’s highest overdose rates for decades. Here he takes a deep look at the issue in an hour-long radio documentary. → Read More

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Police chief: Families crying out for help

When a public health crisis gets out of control, it can overwhelm law enforcement agencies. That’s what’s happened with the Española Police Department in New Mexico, as it deals with a decades-old opioid epidemic and the crime that goes with it. → Read More

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In motherhood, a chance to break the cycle of addiction

Española, New Mexico, has had one of the highest rates of heroin addiction in the country for decades. It’s a public health crisis that can create particular challenges for pregnant moms and their doctors. → Read More

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When opioid overdoses won’t go away, what price do children pay?

America’s opioid epidemic has exploded in recent years. But the community of Española in northern New Mexico has long had one of the highest rate of opioid overdoses in the country. → Read More