News
Press Releases
- Maryland Department of Health launches new overdose data dashboard
- Maryland Department of Health announces funding opportunity to address the opioid crisis
- Governor Moore signs executive order creating Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response
- Maryland Department of Labor Launches Recovery Friendly Workplace Pilot and Participates in National Governors Association Policy Academy for Overdose Prevention
- Governor Moore and Lieutenant Governor Miller Receive Naloxone Training at State House, Announce $10 Million Grant Awards to Address Overdose Crisis in Support of National Recovery Month
- Moore-Miller Administration Recognizes International Overdose Awareness Day
- Maryland Department of Health announces $2.7M over three years to support pregnant Marylanders in recovery
See our Press Release Archive for older announcements.
Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response in the News
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Charles officials share concerns about youth overdoses
by Matt Wynn (Southern Maryland News)
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Community Overdose Action Town Hall held in McHenry
by Brenda Ruggiero (The Garrett County Republican)
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Moore issues executive order to ‘broaden’ state efforts to combat drug overdoses
by Danielle J. Brown (Maryland Matters)
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State, Talbot County leaders address opioid overdose crisis
by Natalie Jones (Star Democrat)
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Montgomery County leaders hold opioid overdose town hall
by Matt Pusatory (WUSA9)
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We know stigma is killing people’: Childhood traumas often drive addictions, Societal judgments often hinder recovery
by Laura Tayman (Star Democrat)
Older Stories
- Overdose crisis town hall in Hagerstown hears feedback, provides updates
By Julie Greene (Herald Mail)
- Opioid crisis prevention town hall explores ways to confront community challenges
By Steven Cohen (DC News Now)
- Maryland’s Cecil County addresses the use of opioid settlement funds
By Hannah Saunders (State of Reform)
- Baltimore County residents discuss the fight against opioid addiction
By Ja Nai Wright (ABC 2/WMAR)
- Community Overdose Action Town Hall Series Begins in Dorchester County
By Joe Ciccanti (The Talk of Delmarva)
- Fentanyl is killing kids. State lawmakers are searching for answers.
By Carmen Paun (Politico)
- Town hall on preventing overdoses in the community set in Crisfield
By Staff (Daily State News)
- Former Hagerstown mayor Emily Keller tells Nestor why Moore picked her as opioid chief for Maryland
By Nestor Aparicio (WNST-AM 1570)
- House subcommittee hearing on opioid crisis held in Gettysburg
By Vanessa Sanders (Gettysburg Times)
- Construction for Frederick County’s crisis center underway
By Mikayla Newton (DC News Now)
- Md. Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller meets at Brooke’s House to discuss addiction crisis
By Dave McMillion (Herald Mail)
- Maryland seeks to alter trend of opioid deaths under special secretary
by Dwight Weingarten (Herald-Mail Media Hagerstown)
- Maryland’s new ‘Special Secretary of Opioid Response’ on preventing overdose deaths
By Sheilah Kast, Maureen Harvie (WYPR Baltimore)
- ‘Zombie’ drug now showing up in Maryland opioids
by Casey Nolen (WUSA Washington DC)
- ‘Zombie drug’ challenging response to Maryland opioid crisis
Luke Garrett (WTOP News Washington DC)