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Anne Arundel program tackles drug addiction but challenges remain
Among a growing number in Maryland, Jenna Keefer has struggled with drug addiction. Keefer moved in with her then-boyfriend when she was 18 years old. She said they started experimenting with different prescription pain pills before later turning to heroin.
Harford County opens mobile house to open eyes about addiction
With the opioid epidemic sweeping the nation, Harford County’s sheriff’s office is raising awareness in a unique way.
Maryland’s first stand-alone in-patient addiction center breaks ground
Ground was ceremonially broken Tuesday in Linthicum Heights in Anne Arundel County for the Maryland House Detox which will become the state’s first stand alone in-patient detox center when it opens this coming spring.
Advocates demonstrate on Capitol Hill for additional funding to fight opioid addiction
Dozens of protestors gathered outside House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office, as well as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday. The group demanded additional funding for help treating addiction and the opioid epidemic.
As Maryland and other states struggle, Trump declares opioids a ‘public health emergency’
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday announced before a packed White House East Room that the opioid epidemic is a public health emergency. “It’s time to liberate our communities from this scourge of drug addiction,” Trump said, flanked on…
Md. Medical society asks hospitals to review opioid doses
The Maryland State Medical Society is taking action amidst the nation’s opioid crisis and urging hospitals and physicians in the state to decrease the automated controlled-substance standing orders and to prescribe a minimum amount of opioids necessary.
Maryland congressman joins national fight against opioid epidemic
Rep. John Delaney, D-Potomac, announced Tuesday that he is co-sponsoring legislation to make it easier for the Drug Enforcement Administration to combat the opioid epidemic.
Officials: Cutting prescriptions, alternative treatments keys to easing opioid crisis
WASHINGTON – Reducing prescribed pain medications and innovations in non-opioid treatments could help ease the opioid epidemic, according to top federal drug and public health officials. Drug overdoses in the United States have nearly tripled over the last two decades.…
Inside Maryland’s opioid crisis
Abuse of heroin, prescription painkillers and other opioids has claimed thousands of lives in Maryland over the last decade.
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