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About Us

Coordinating statewide collaboration and evidence-based efforts to prevent overdoses and expand access to substance use recovery services.

Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response

Operating under the leadership of the Office of Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller and Special Secretary of Overdose Response Emily Keller, Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response works to increase collaboration across all state and local agencies working to reduce overdoses and increase access to substance use recovery across the state. It promotes the adoption of evidence-based practices in support of the goals identified in Maryland’s Overdose Response Strategy - PDF - 1.35 MB.

Read more about our mandate here: Executive Order 01.01.2023.21 - PDF - 229.19 KB