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State Releases 2019 First Quarter Fatal Overdose Data

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Fentanyl, Heroin, and Prescription Opioid-Related Deaths Show Decline The Maryland Department of Health and Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) have released the 2019 first quarter reports today, which include preliminary data for unintentional drug and alcohol-related intoxication deaths through the first quarter of 2019, and separately, performance measures by state agencies and Maryland’s 24 opioid […]

MSP Troopers Make 3800 Traffic Stops

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Recover Guns, Drugs Over The Weekend Troopers over the weekend made more than 3,800 traffic stops that led to dozens of impaired driving arrests and the recovery of multiple loaded handguns and drugs. From Garrett County to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, troopers statewide arrested 59 impaired drivers between Friday, June 7 and Sunday, June […]

“Substance Abuse Prevention Mini-Grants Available”

The Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA) is a grassroots organization that is dedicated to fighting alcohol, tobacco and other substance abuse in Calvert County.  In an effort to help local community groups provide prevention activities in the community, we are making a number of mini-grants available for prevention efforts. The 2019-2020 CAASA Mini-grant application […]

CAASA to Offer Free Drug-Free Workplace Training

For Local Businesses The Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA), in conjunction with the Calvert County Overdose Intervention Team, will offer free training to educate local business owners on the signs and symptoms of substance abuse. The workshop will offer information on how an employee’s substance use disorder affects their work and the overall business, […]

Let Troopers Dispose Of Unwanted Prescription Drugs

National Drug Take Back Day – April 27, 2019 The Maryland State Police in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration are asking citizens dispose of unwanted prescription drugs during the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 27, 2019 from 10:00 am to 2:00 p.m. at state police barracks. State police barracks throughout Maryland will […]

CAASA Sponsors Prescription Medication Take-Back Day

Prevent unused and expired prescription medications from being misused by turning them in at a no-questions-asked event sponsored by the Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Inc. (CAASA). Residents are urged to properly dispose of unused prescriptions Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Prescription medications may be dropped off at the following locations: […]

CSM’s Faculty Excellence Lecture Series

‘Provocations’ Examines the Power of Art When Talking About Addiction The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) 2019 Faculty Excellence Lecture Series, “Provocations,” will examine the power that visual arts has to generate meaningful conversation about the ravages, and understanding, of addiction. The April 18 “Provocations” event features CSM Adjunct Art Professor Margaret Dowell, Ph.D., who […]

Inter-Agency Drug Council to Meet March 20th

Maryland’s Inter-Agency Heroin and Opioid Coordinating Council to Meet Wednesday, March 20, 2019 The Opioid Operational Command Center announced the Inter-Agency Heroin and Opioid Coordinating Council will meet on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Governor’s Reception Room in the Maryland State House, 100 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. Governor […]

National Issues Forum Conversation on Opioids

“For the first time in U.S. history, a person is more likely to die from an accidental opioid overdose than from a motor vehicle crash,” according to National Safety Council analysis. What should we do about this opioid epidemic?  That is the question the community will be discussing on Saturday, February 23, 2-4pm at Calvert […]