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Dawn Green was taking photos of her daughters in their prom dresses when she got a call that would change her life.

Just before her daughters walked out the door on April 9, 2022, Green learned that her older sister had died from a fentanyl overdose after struggling with addiction for years.

Though her daughters wanted to stay home, Green insisted they go to the dance. There would be time to grieve later.

鈥淚t鈥檚 interesting that for a lot of our families鈥� lives, there were good moments that ended up becoming tragic because of addiction,鈥� Green said. 鈥淔entanyl and what it鈥檚 done to our society today is like nothing I鈥檝e ever seen.鈥�

New Mexico overdose deaths have recently been trending upward.

While the surge of U.S. deaths has dropped overall, New Mexico had the highest reported percentage increase of drug overdose deaths in the country from January 2025 to January 2026, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Drug overdose deaths , but increased nearly 23% in New Mexico over the 12-month period.

Over 90% of the autopsies in overdose cases attributed fentanyl or a combination of the opioid and another drug as the cause of death, according to recent data from the Office of the Medical Investigator.

The Journal and The Associated Press recently reported that agents with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration intentionally allowed thousands of fentanyl pills to go unseized with the goal of building larger prosecutions against drug trafficking organizations.

To date, three whistleblower complaints have been filed in relation to the DEA鈥檚 actions.

鈥楬e did it to try and drown out something that he couldn鈥檛 take away鈥�

Earlier this year, 20-year-old Grace Segura鈥檚 dad died from a fentanyl overdose.

Segura understood from an early age how drugs affected her and her family. The state Children, Youth and Families Department took custody of her when she was a toddler due to her mother's and father鈥檚 substance dependencies.

She floated in and out of various homes throughout her life, even living in a Moriarty house that she referred to as the 鈥渃rack shack."

鈥淥ne of my earliest memories is my dad in the kitchen cooking cleaning supplies,鈥� Segura said with a grimace.

He had been using drugs for most of his life after purchasing them from a friend at age 10, she said.

She had infrequent contact with her parents, and her father died Jan. 16.

鈥淗e ended up down at a bus stop,鈥� she said. 鈥淗e helped these people move their vehicle out of the way because it had just gotten hit. I鈥檓 assuming that the person my dad helped gave him drugs and my dad, being dumb and naive, took them.鈥�

Segura鈥檚 dad was taken to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where he remained until Segura put him on a do-not-resuscitate order.

He died two days later.

鈥淭hey did a toxicology report and it showed that he had a lot of fentanyl in his system mixed with alcohol,鈥� Segura said.

The only things she has to remember her father by are his wallet, a pair of shoes, a black jacket and his ashes, which she turned into resin keychains for herself and her family members.

For all of her life, Segura witnessed a gradual decline in her parents鈥� mental health, particularly her dad.

鈥淗e stabbed a backpack in my neighbor鈥檚 room when I was 2 or 3 and I was still living with them at the time,鈥� she said. 鈥淧retty much my whole life, my dad鈥檚 heard and seen things that weren鈥檛 really there, and it made it really hard for me to understand what was true and what wasn鈥檛 growing up.鈥�

Segura said that as a child she wished she had different parents, especially when she saw other children her age doing things with their parents that they did not do.

She said drugs prevented her parents from being in her life the way she desired, but as she got older, she forgave them and let go of her anger.

鈥淢y mom did drugs because that鈥檚 all she knew that felt good,鈥� Segura said. 鈥淚 think my dad did it to take away from the trauma 鈥� he experienced when he was younger. He did it to try and drown out something that he couldn鈥檛 take away.鈥�

A generational cycle of addiction

Green was released from prison in 2019 after serving nine years for embezzlement, forgery and receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle.

She was sober and determined to stay that way.

Green had struggled with addiction for years after she was introduced to crack cocaine at 15 by a 25-year-old man she had been dating.

鈥淲hen I took that hit of the crack cocaine, that was it,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 wanted to do it for the rest of my life because I was tired of feeling.鈥�

By the time Green was 18, she had three children, was in an active addiction, and had no plans of stopping.

鈥淚 never sought treatment, I never asked for help,鈥� she said as one of her grandchildren crawled onto her lap to cuddle. 鈥淭he only time I would get sober was when I was incarcerated. I really believed I was going to die of an addiction. I just didn鈥檛 care, the drugs wouldn鈥檛 allow me to.鈥�

Her mother died in 2017 while Green was incarcerated. She knew something had to change because her mother had been taking care of her children.

She committed to a 12-step program.

鈥淭hat was my defining moment, losing her and realizing I didn鈥檛 have anyone to come home to,鈥� Green said. 鈥淚 believe that if I hadn鈥檛 gone to prison and lost my mom, I probably would have died because I would have joined in with the fentanyl.鈥�

Green鈥檚 daughters had fallen into the same trap, which is why she now cares for her grandchildren.

In the blink of an eye, Green went from leaving her children with her mother because of an addiction to taking care of her grandchildren because of her daughters鈥� addictions.

鈥淧art of me is proud of myself, but there鈥檚 another part of me that鈥檚 very humble. My entire life, I was the most selfish, self-centered person and here I am being so selfless and caring for these other kids,鈥� she said.

鈥業t鈥檚 not going to get better until it gets way worse鈥�

After the Journal and The Associated Press reported on the DEA fentanyl investigative practices in New Mexico, lawmakers expressed their frustration and criticized federal agents. Attorney General Ra煤l Torrez has filed a lawsuit to compel the U.S. Attorney鈥檚 Office to provide records about the DEA鈥檚 fentanyl operations in the state.

For Green and Segura, the news struck close to home and reminded them of loved ones lost to the lethal opioid that swept through the state like an epidemic.

鈥淚f the DEA didn鈥檛 allow that to happen, maybe my dad would still be here,鈥� Segura said. 鈥淛ust because they didn鈥檛 hand them the drugs doesn鈥檛 mean they didn鈥檛 let it slide under the table.鈥�

Green was furious, stating that she thought the DEA鈥檚 actions were 鈥渄isgusting鈥� and adding that she was more concerned with the long-term effects of fentanyl and how that may affect her grandchildren down the road.

鈥淚f there isn鈥檛 fentanyl on the streets, maybe these people who are struggling with addiction will ask for help,鈥� she said. 鈥淏ut as long as they (DEA) are letting it in the way they have been, nobody is going to seek help.

鈥淚t鈥檚 not going to get better until it gets way worse,鈥� Green said, tightly holding photos of her sister in her hands. 鈥淎t what point is enough going to be enough?鈥�

Nakayla McClelland covers crime and breaking news. Reach her at nmcclelland@abqjournal.com or at 505-823-3857.