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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 & […]

Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center Report

Opioid Operational Command Center Shares Progress in Efforts to Fight Heroin and Opioid Epidemic State and Local Partners Using ODMap to Mobilize Resources Today, the Maryland Department of Health released its Unintentional Drug And Alcohol-Related Intoxication Death Report for the third quarter of 2018. Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center has been working with the Maryland […]

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 […]

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 […]

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Delivers Critical Information

To Providers 1,000,000 Times Per Month Maryland Department of Health Shares Prescribing Information on Controlled Substances As part of Governor Larry Hogan’s fight against the heroin and opioid epidemic in Maryland, effective July 1, 2018, health care prescribers and pharmacists are required to check the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) in certain prescribing or dispensing […]

Gov Hogan on Enactment of Federal Opioid Package

Governor Larry Hogan released the following statement on the enactment of the federal Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018, which was signed by the President and includes a range of measures aimed at fighting the heroin and opioid crisis, including the STOP Act and reauthorization of State Opioid Response (SOR) Grants: “Here in Maryland, Lt. […]

Opioid Operational Command Center Hosts Workshop

On Crisis Intervention Systems How Local Jurisdictions and State Agencies are Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with the Help of Crisis Services The Opioid Operational Command Center hosted a “Crisis Intervention Systems” workshop for Maryland’s 24 local jurisdictions/Opioid Intervention Teams (OIT) and other local partners across the state. Held at 100 Community Place in Crownsville (Anne […]