Health department reports more than 900 opioid-related deaths in Maryland for the first half of this year — a large jump.
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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.
Maryland’s Heroin Epidemic
In Maryland, as in the nation, heroin use has skyrocketed in the past decade.
Maryland State Department of Education launches education campaign for heroin prevention
Students in a Law and Public Policy Magnet program at Towson High School presented a new approach to combating heroin and opioid addiction, which led to the launch of a statewide campaign on Thursday.
Hogan Introduces New Budget Supplement For Tax Relief, Education, Law Enforcement
Democrats Say Governor Is Holding School Funds Hostage
Bill Would Create Statewide Consortium on Heroin, Opioid Abuse
Another Bill Would Increase Naloxone Access
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