In part one of the Opioid Epidemic: A Public Health Response, moderated by Delegate John Olszewski Jr., attendees learned about opioid use and what local health departments are doing to…
Officials in St. Mary's County have set aside $100,000 for new and different strategies targeting special populations to combat drug abuse. As reported on Southern Maryland Newspapers Online: “As a…
Heroin deaths in Maryland have increased by 88 percent since 2011. This and other troublesome findings were recently reported in the Department of Mental Health and Hygiene's (DHMH) annual report…
In a series of articles the Capital Gazette explored how Anne Arundel County is "Fighting the Rising Tide of Heroin". One article took a look at the rise of heroin…
In an effort to address the growing issue of heroin use and overdoses in Maryland and across the nation, U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski introduced multi-pronged legislation to fund programs to…
Given a significant increase in overdose deaths in Maryland, the State has ramped up its efforts to address and bring awareness to the issue. As noted in a StateStat announcement:…
Nearly every seat was filled in the Cecil County College conference room on June 12, 2014 for the MACo Substance Abuse Summit. With over 90 people in attendance from at…
Within the past 50 years the face of heroin abuse has shifted and so have the challenges in tackling the issue. As reported in The Washington Post: Now a new study…
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