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Recent Press Releases

• New! Maryland to Hold Town Halls on Prescription Opioid Settlement Spending
• Lt. Governor Aruna Miller Announces $6.3 Million in Overdose Response Grants from Moore-Miller Administration
• Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, Maryland Office of Overdose Response Launch Prescription Opioid Settlement Dashboard

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Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response attends and helps promote community events across the state to honor those we have lost too soon to overdose, celebrate substance use recovery, and raise awareness in our communities.

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Next Regular Meeting: Thursday, September 10, 2026 (10:00–11:30 am)
100 State Cir, Annapolis, MD 21401
Governor’s Reception Room
Meeting Link | Public Comment Registration Form

About: Maryland Overdose Response Advisory Council is chaired by Lt. Governor Aruna Miller and includes representatives from 18 state agencies working to reduce overdose morbidity and mortality in Maryland. The advisory council shares data related to the overdose crisis across agencies and provides strategic guidance for increasing access to substance use care and addressing disparities in overdose outcomes.

Visit our MORAC page to learn more.

Maryland’s Opioid Restitution Fund (ORF) was created in 2019 to receive all funds awarded to the State of Maryland through legal settlements with prescription opioid manufacturers and distributors. In 2022, Maryland established the ORF Advisory Council to provide recommendations regarding the use of those funds. For questions regarding the Advisory Council, email [email protected].

Next Meeting: To be announced.

Visit our ORF Advisory Council page for more information.

Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response hosts quarterly discussions to provide an opportunity for our local partners to discuss common challenges and best practices for implementing their programs.

Upcoming Meeting: To be announced.

Previous Meetings:

Club 164: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (1–2 pm) 
This session focused on Club 164’s efforts to support the success of individuals in recovery through providing a substance-free gathering and event space in Annapolis. They also addressed the services they provide for their clients, including hosting recovery support meetings and childcare, as well as their goals for the upcoming year.

Recording | Slides

Helping Up Mission: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
In this session, Helping Up Mission CEO Daniel Stoltzfus moderated a panel discussion about navigating barriers to care for people who use drugs and those in recovery.

Recording | Slides

To view recordings of all previous meetings, visit our Video Archive.

Past Events

Between August 4–6, 2026, Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response hosted a virtual town hall series on using prescription opioid settlement funds in Maryland. The series included five regional town halls to give Marylanders from across the state an opportunity to share their ideas for using these funds to meet unmet needs in their communities. A summary of these meetings will be provided in the coming days. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. 

Written Testimony: If you were unable to attend, you may still provide written comments using our Public Feedback Survey.

As required by Maryland House Bill 1131 of 2025, Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response provides support to a workgroup that is currently studying access to buprenorphine in the state. The workgroup will examine a variety of topics related to the current status of buprenorphine services in Maryland, including access to care, regions with gaps in services, funding, innovative strategies to expand access, and more.

Visit our Buprenorphine Access Workgroup page for a list of previous meetings.

Held on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, our Best Practices Conference brought together leaders, practitioners, individuals with lived experience, and community partners to strengthen our collective efforts to reduce overdoses across Maryland and to increase pathways to substance use recovery.

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Events Archive

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