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Posted: Thursday, July 26th, 2018

State Releases Unintentional Drug And Alcohol-Related Intoxication Death Report For 2017 and 1st Quarter of 2018

Fentanyl Deaths Continue to Rise Baltimore, MD (July 26, 2018)—The Maryland Department of Health today released data for unintentional drug and alcohol-related intoxication deaths for the entirety of 2017 and the first quarter of 2018. Both reports can be found here. During 2017, there were 2,282 drug and alcohol-related intoxication deaths in Maryland. Of those deaths, 2,009…

Posted: Wednesday, July 25th, 2018

The Maryland Department Of Health Partners With Maryland Public Television To Combat The Opioid Epidemic

The Partnership Earned Two Emmy Awards Through Powerful Real-Life Stories Baltimore, MD (July 24, 2018) — The Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) partnered with Maryland Public Television (MPT) on a public awareness campaign regarding the heroin/opioid epidemic, which resulted in MPT being the recipient of two Emmy® Awards. The National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter…

Posted: Monday, July 9th, 2018

State Urges Marylanders Not To Consume Fresh Crab Meat Imported From Venezuela

Maryland Department of Health Investigating Contamination Baltimore, MD (July 6, 2018)—The Maryland Department of Health is warning consumers to avoid eating fresh crab meat imported from Venezuela because of potential risk of infection. The Department is investigating a cluster of Vibrio infections in individuals who reported eating “fresh” (non-pasteurized) crab meat—from a plastic tub—with a label…

Posted: Friday, July 6th, 2018

OPIOID SIGN DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE OPIOID CRISIS

Westover, Md. – Motorists driving along Route 13 southbound will now see a new sign in front of the Maryland State Police Barrack ‘X’ in Westover. This week, a sign to mark the number of opioid related overdoses and fatalities was erected along the highway by members of the Somerset County Opioid United Team (SCOUT)….

Posted: Thursday, June 14th, 2018

Hogan-Rutherford Administration Announces $40 Million to Fight Heroin and Opioid Epidemic

Prevention, Enforcement, and Treatment and Recovery Efforts to Expand in FY 2019 June 12, 2018 ANNAPOLIS, MD — Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center, the Maryland Department of Health, and the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention today announced $40 million in new funding to fight the heroin and opioid epidemic. “Over the past year, we…