For Arielle Sokoll-Ward, losing her boyfriend Drew Weston to a heroin overdose taught her a lot about life. She planned to spend her life with him – but now she must cope with a future without him.
Tri-county opioid summit educates the community about the most addictive drug
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.
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.
Maryland’s Heroin Epidemic
In Maryland, as in the nation, heroin use has skyrocketed in the past decade.