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 […]
Opioids: Don’t Learn About it the Hard Way
Come learn about it on March 10th! Northeast Community Center 2-5 pm. Get answers from local community leaders, law enforcement, health care providers, and people directly afected by the epidemic at the Community Conversation: Calvert County and the Opioid Epidemic Q&A on Sunday, March 10 from 2 to 5 pm at the Northeast Community Center […]
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 […]
New Commission Studying Mental and Behavioral Health
Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford Announces Funding for Opioid Crisis and Substance Use Disorder Services Hogan Administration Increases Investments for Treatment and Prevention Efforts; Commission to Study Link Between Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford today joined state and local leaders to announce new Hogan administration initiatives to expand substance […]
MSP Responds to 25 Impaired Driving Crashes Over Weekend
Maryland State Police responded to twenty five impaired driving crashes this past weekend. From Prince George’s County to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, troopers responded to 25 alcohol or drug related crashes between Friday, December 14 and Sunday, December 16, 2018. Ninne of the crashes occurred in Baltimore County and four occurred in Prince George’s […]
Governor Larry Hogan Announces Appointment
Appoints Steve Schuh Executive Director of Opioid Operational Command Center Governor Larry Hogan today announced his appointment of former Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh as executive director of Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC). Schuh will serve as the state’s principal coordinator in the fight against the opioid crisis, replacing Clay Stamp, who will […]
Drug Enforcement Unit Arrests Two in Lusby
On October 11th, 2018, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant on Cowpoke Circle in Lusby. Four (4) pounds of marijuana as well as four (4) pounds of marijuana oil/wax was recovered during the search warrant. The marijuana and marijuana oil/wax has an approximate street value of $35,000. A total […]
Back to School: Warning Signs of Substance Use
Maryland Opioid Operational Command Center, Governor’s Office on Crime Control and Prevention Want You to Know, Before It’s Too Late No parent wants to think of their teen as having an alcohol or substance use problem, but it can happen. How do you spot the warning signs and what do you do? The Governor’s Office […]
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