Opioid Operational Command Center, Department of Health Release First-Quarter Opioid Data for 2020 As Fatalities Rise Slightly, State Responds to Coronavirus Impact on Substance Use Crisis Annapolis, MD – The Opioid Operational Command Center and the Maryland Department of Health have released their report on the opioid crisis in Maryland for the first quarter of […]
Call for FY2021 Grant Proposals for Opioid Crisis
Opioid Operational Command Center Announces Call for FY2021 Grant Proposals Complete Details Available at BeforeItsTooLate.Maryland.gov Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) today announced a call for proposals for grants under its Fiscal Year 2021 Competitive Grant Program. The purpose of the OOCC’s Competitive Grant Program is to distribute grant funding to the highest-scoring proposals received […]
Opioid Crisis Response Professionals Will Share Promising Techniques
Opioid Operational Command Center Holds 2020 Best Practices Conference to Focus on the Power of Collaboration Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center will host its 2020 Best Practices Conference on February 24, 2020 in Annapolis, MD. The theme of the conference is “The Power of Collaboration,” and the event will bring together professionals from across Maryland […]
22% Decline in Opioid Prescriptions Since 2017
Hogan Administration Announces 22% Decline in Opioid Prescriptions Since 2017 Nearly 20% Fewer Patients Receiving Opiates as Maryland Continues All-Hands-on-Deck Effort to Confront Epidemic The number of opioid prescriptions in Maryland has dropped by more than 22% since 2017, with nearly 20% fewer patients receiving opiates during the same period, the Hogan administration announced today. […]
State Releases New Strategic Plan for Opioid Crisis Response
Maryland’s Inter-Agency Opioid Coordination Plan Will Guide Statewide Efforts for 2020 The Inter-Agency Heroin and Opioid Coordinating Council today released the 2020 Maryland Inter-Agency Opioid Coordination Plan. This important document serves as the strategic plan for the state’s response to the ongoing opioid epidemic. The plan provides an overview of the opioid crisis, its effect […]
Gov Hogan Announces $6.4 Million Federal Grant
To Combat Opioid Epidemic Funds Will Support Expansion of Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program in Maryland Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) has received more than $6 million from the Department of Justice for the State of Maryland to support a coordinated, statewide response to the […]
Administration Announces Grants Totaling $10 Million
To Fight Heroin and Opioid Epidemic Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC), in coordination with the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, today announced nearly $10 million in grants to fight the heroin and opioid epidemic during fiscal year 2020. “Our administration continues to be committed to using every resource possible to ensure our local jurisdictions have […]
SMECO Seeks Applicants for 2020 Contribution
Local organization addressing opioid crisis to receive donation Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO), through its charitable foundation, is inviting local organizations that are working to end the opioid crisis in Southern Maryland to apply for the charitable funds that will be raised in 2020. As part of its commitment to the community, each year SMECO […]
Lt Gov Chairs Heroin and Opioid Quarterly Meeting
Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford Chairs Inter-Agency Heroin and Opioid Coordinating Council Quarterly Meeting Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford today chaired the Inter-Agency Heroin and Opioid Coordinating Council Quarterly Meeting at the Worcester County Public Library in Berlin. The council, led by Lt. Governor Rutherford, consists of representatives from the state’s major agencies involved in […]
Calvert County Files Suit Against Opioid Makers and Distributors
On Thursday, June 13, the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners filed suit in federal court against the largest manufacturers and distributors of opiates to recover costs related to the opioid crisis. The suit alleges opioid manufacturers and distributors engaged in deceptive and illegal marketing schemes and helped create the public health emergency caused by […]
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