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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 […]

OOCC Fiscal Year 2020 Call for Proposals

Applications Due Thursday, June 13, 2019 The Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) today released its call for proposals for FY2020 OOCC funds. Learn more and apply. The OOCC directly allocates approximately $10 million in crisis funding each year. In Fiscal Year 2020, $4 million of these crisis funds will be allocated as block grants to […]

Opioid Operational Command Center Releases Report

Includes 2018 Preliminary Opioid-Related Overdose Death Data The Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) today released its 2018 annual report, which includes 2018 preliminary opioid-related overdose death data, performance measures related to metrics set by state agencies and Maryland’s 24 opioid intervention teams (OITs), opioid-related spending, as well as additional information regarding Maryland’s fight against the […]

Lt Gov Rutherford on Maryland Mobile Wellness

Lt Governor Boyd K. Rutherford Announces Maryland Mobile Wellness Initiative in Anne Arundel County Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford joined state and local leaders to announce the Maryland Mobile Wellness Initiative, a mobile health vehicle to support Anne Arundel County’s array of substance use disorder care. The lieutenant governor spoke at a press conference at […]

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 […]

MPT Presents Fighting Opioids Today

Maryland Communities on Saturday, February 9 Program Looks at Battle Against Opioid Addiction and Progress Being Made in Maryland to Restore Lives Maryland Public Television (MPT) will broadcast the program Fighting Opioids Today: Maryland Communities on MPT-HD on Saturday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the statewide public TV network’s annual Addiction & […]