New exhibit explores the heavy cost and consequences of drug addiction
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science has a temporary exhibit from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Museum.
Updated: 9:58 AM MST Feb 2, 2019
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WEBVTT CAN HELP YOU OUT. ACTION 7 NEWS ANCHOR CHRISTINE PAE SHOWS US IN TONIGHT’S STATE OF ADDICTION. REPORTER: IT’S CALLED DRUGS, COST AND CONSEQUENCES, A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE. >> IT’S NOT MEANT TO BE PRESCRIPTIVE IT’S MEANT TO BE INFORMATIVE. >> MUSEUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARGIE MARINO SAYS IT PRESEN ALL ISSUES OF DRUG ADDICTION, FROM ITS GLOBAL EFFECTS, TO HO IT CAN CHANGE A PERSON THEIR FAMILY, AND AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY. >> I FIND IT’S VERY EDUCATIONAL, INFORMATIVE, AND CERTAINLY HAS A LOT OF SCIENCE IN IT. REPORTER: AND IT DOESN’T FOCUS ON JUST ONE DRUG. >> IT’LL GO FROM FENTANYL, T OPIOIDS, IT TALKS ABOUT ALCOHOL. REPORTER: THE TEMPORARY DISPLAY IS A CONDENSED VERSION OF A DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY EXHIBIT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IT IS RECOMMENDED FOR 4TH GRADERS AND UP, ESPECIALLY FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADERS. >> I THINK THIS IS THE KIND OF EXHIBIT THAT GIVES YOU A PLA WHERE YOU CAN START A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR FAMILY. >> WE CAN ALSO OFFER SOLUTIONS. REPORTER: DEA SUPERVISOR JACOB PRIETO SAYS VISITORS CAN SEE FIRST-HAND WHAT A DEA AGENT SEES ON THE JO >> THEY CAN COME HERE AND THEY’LL ACTUALLY SEE WHAT A HOME LOOKS LIKE WHEN IT’S DRUG-INFESTED AND THEY CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE BABY CRIB, THE TRASH, THE NEEDLES ON THE FLOOR, AND HOW DANGEROUS THAT REALL IS. REPORTER: AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW DEVASTATING DRUG ADDICTION CAN BE. >> WE FEEL THAT THEY WILL LEARN SOMETHING NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE . THEY’LL BE SURPRISED BY WHAT THEY SEE. REPORTER: DRUGS, COST AND CONSEQUENCES IS OPEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30. IN ALBUQUERQUE, CHRISTINE PAE, KOAT ACTION 7
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New exhibit explores the heavy cost and consequences of drug addiction
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science has a temporary exhibit from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Museum.
Updated: 9:58 AM MST Feb 2, 2019
