A facility aimed at providing teens with a place to have fun without the use of substances is set to open in Harford County this spring.
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Read More »December 3, 2021 Comments Off on ‘Clubhouse’ aimed at supporting teens facing addiction issues to open in Harford
A facility aimed at providing teens with a place to have fun without the use of substances is set to open in Harford County this spring.
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Read More »October 2, 2018 Comments Off on Employers find opioid crisis has become workplace crisis
As employers are increasingly drawn into the opioid crisis, they need to draft clear workplace drug policies, educate their workers on the dangers of addiction and work closely with insurers and pharmacy benefit plans to spot and prevent potential problems, experts said Tuesday.
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Read More »August 27, 2018 Comments Off on Jails slow to dispense meds that curb inmates’ cravings
At a time when the government is trying to deal with a nationwide opioid epidemic, many jails are slow to help addicted inmates, only now beginning to roll out medicines to help them overcome their cravings. And most of those jails dispense only one of the available drugs.
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Read More »June 28, 2018 Comments Off on David Bulitt: Maryland’s courts and the opioid epidemic
As both a family law practitioner and a parent who has a child with an opioid addiction, I have for many years had a front-row seat to the damage that drugs can do to a family.
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Read More »June 28, 2018 Comments Off on Editorial Advisory Board: A call that could save a life
We encourage any attorney struggling alone to break the cycle and seek help.
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Read More »January 31, 2018 Comments Off on Baltimore joins jurisdictions suing opioid manufacturers
Baltimore City Solicitor Andre M. Davis filed suit Wednesday against opioid manufacturers and distributors, claiming deceptive marketing and misleading statements contributed to the addiction crisis which has hit the city particularly hard. Baltimore residents are more likely to die of ...
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Read More »November 3, 2017 Comments Off on Emocha completes deal to bring opioid treatment to private clinic
Maryland telemedicine startup emocha reached an agreement with Dallas-based Pathway Healthcare that will bring its technology for treating opioid use disorder into a private setting for the first time. Through emocha’s app, patients can remotely take doses of buprenorphine, used ...
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Read More »October 16, 2015 Comments Off on Md. methadone clinic told to stop accepting new clients
HAGERSTOWN — A methadone clinic in Maryland has been instructed to stop accepting new clients until it complies with a mandated staff-to-client ratio. The Herald-Mail reports Hagerstown Treatment Center was notified by the Behavioral Health Administration to cease and desists ...
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Read More »August 25, 2015 Comments Off on Interim heroin report focuses money on treatment, prevention, enforcement
ANNAPOLIS — State officials say they plan to pump more money into drug prevention, treatment and interdiction as part of an effort to deal with the state’s heroin problem. The recommendations are part of an interim report released Tuesday from ...
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Read More »June 3, 2015 Comments Off on A new weapon in Maryland’s fight against heroin
After almost 20 years dealing with convicts, Major Craig Rowe could see the trend. “The majority of our crimes in Washington County are either directly related to or a byproduct of addiction, [whether] crime directly related to the heroin or ...
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