The FDA’s recent over-the-counter approval of naloxone is the latest initiative that Maryland health officials say could help curb the state’s opioid crisis.
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Maryland bill targets fentanyl deaths through safe centers for drug use
The bill would allow community-based organizations to open up to six centers in non-residential areas where health professionals can monitor users, give first aid and provide sterile needles.
In Maryland’s opioid crisis, fentanyl is driving deaths across the board
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, accounts for the majority of all drug-related deaths in the state, a discrepancy that only continues to intensify.
Cummings seeks answers on Trump administration’s response to drug crisis
Maryland 7th District Congressman Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, criticizes Trump administration’s response to the drug crisis during a hearing with the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Small businesses feel impacts of the opioid epidemic
DUNDALK, Maryland – In a quiet suburb outside Baltimore, down the street from a church and walking distance from a grocery store, one white house is not like the rest. Inside, positive messages cover the walls and sobriety coins hang…
Gallery: Mail inspections key in war on drugs
NEW YORK – With a surge in drugs coming through international mail to the United States, Capital News Service recently visited a secure facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport to watch U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and their…
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.
House committee seeks input on opioid crisis in visit to Baltimore
Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform gathered at John’s Hopkins Hospital with Maryland leaders to discuss solutions to the nation’s opioid epidemic.
Christie urges Congressional panel to fund opioid fight
BALTIMORE — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie sent a clear message in his testimony as a witness at a U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform field hearing Tuesday at The Johns Hopkins Hospital: The opioid fight must be…