Resources

Getting Help

• 988 Maryland – Suicide and Crisis Hotline
• Find Substance Use Treatment Services
• Naloxone – What You Need to Know
  • Opioid Overdose Response Steps
• Good Samaritan Law Fact Sheet
• Datos sobre la Ley del Buen Samaritano (Spanish Language Good Samaritan Law Fact Sheet)

Overdose Prevention Teams

Each local jurisdiction in Maryland is required to maintain an Overdose Prevention Team, which works to promote multidisciplinary collaboration to expand substance use-related supports. Learn more about Overdose Prevention Teams here.

• OPT Program Inventory as of Q2, 2024

Reports

• 2022–2024 Inter-Agency Opioid Coordination Plan
• Racial Disparities in Overdose Task Force Recommendations
• Data-Informed Overdose Risk Mitigation (DORM) 2022 Annual Report

For older reports, view our Report Archive.

Informational Briefings

• Fact Check: Accidental Fentanyl Exposure – Misinformation & Facts
• Syringe Services Programs: Resources for Law Enforcement Officers
• Language Matters: Using Person-Centered and Descriptive Language to Reduce Stigma Associated with Substance Use Disorders
  Individuals face discrimination and prejudice due to a lack of understanding of substance-related disorders. This affects their ability to access care. Changing the language we use to talk about substance use can reduce stigma by refocusing our thoughts and feelings on individuals and their needs as opposed to reducing them to their health conditions.

Xylazine in Maryland Report

To respond to the potential threat of xylazine, the Maryland Department of Health’s Overdose Data to Action team developed the Maryland Xylazine Workgroup to address questions, share data, and make recommendations for practice, surveillance, and policy development. Their report summarizes the efforts of the Workgroup and presents critical information about xylazine in Maryland.

• About Xylazine
• Xylazine in Maryland Report
• Xylazine in Maryland Report – Executive Summary

Rapid Analysis of Drugs (RAD)

RAD is a statewide drug-checking program overseen by the Maryland Department of Health’s Center for Harm Reduction Services. RAD tests paraphernalia samples voluntarily submitted by participants of syringe services programs in Maryland and provides information on drug composition in near real-time.

• Rapid Analysis of Drugs Report – Volume 1: Xylazine
  This report assesses the presence of xylazine in RAD samples between October 2021 and October 2023.

Community Resources

• Syringe Service Programs in Maryland
  Find naloxone, safer drug use supplies and wound care supplies at your local Maryland Syringe Service Program.
• Harm Reduction Resources
• Overdose Prevention
• Remove the Risks
  Removing prescription opioids from your home as soon as possible can reduce the chance that they are taken by accident or on purpose. Learn how to get rid of any unused or expired prescription opioids that may be hiding in cabinets, drawers, or anywhere else you store medicine.
• Prescription Drug Drop-Off Collection Sites
• Videos and Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
• Maryland Addiction Consultation Service (MACS)