The deadly consequences of the opioid epidemic in Maryland are on the rise. State legislators, health care workers and law enforcement officials held a summit sponsored by Anne Arundel, Harford and Howard county executives to educate the community about the dangers of opioid addiction.
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80 charged in Md.’s largest prison corruption case
he U.S. Attorney’s office announced that 80 individuals – including prisoners and correctional officers – will be charged in the Maryland’s largest crackdown on racketeering.
Maryland joins suit against recovery-drug maker as opioid overdoses rise
Health department reports more than 900 opioid-related deaths in Maryland for the first half of this year — a large jump.
Group Calls on Maryland Lawmakers to Force Drug Makers to Explain Price Hikes
With the cost of prescription drugs continuing to go up — in some cases more than doubling the price of some widely used medications over the past five years — one local advocacy group is calling on the Maryland legislature to approve an initiative requiring drug companies to explain the reason for those increases.
Rural detention center tests new drug to combat addiction
A western Maryland detention center is the first in the country to use a new drug…to combat drug addiction.
House committee discusses combatting heroin epidemic
Baltimore City’s health commissioner joins a panel updating the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the growing problem of abuse of illegal opioids, like heroin, as well as controlled substances, like oxycodone.
Cummings Grills Pharmaceutical Execs on Drug-Price Increases
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D- Baltimore, charged Thursday that huge drug-price increases amounted to “blood money” that hurt vulnerable patients and caused hospital budgets to soar.
Civil Forfeiture Reform Bill Passes Maryland House
Bill Would Allow People to Reclaim Seized Property More Easily
Hogan Announces Initiatives To Combat State’s Heroin and Opioid ‘Crisis’
Governor creates task force and inter-agency council to fight heroin epidemic
Delegates Hear Bill That Would Punish Heroin and Fentanyl Dealers Whose Drugs Kill
Opponents Fear 30-Year Maximum Sentence Would Be Applied to Users