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A federal judge handed down a 35-year-sentence on Thursday to a man convicted of dealing fentanyl, scolding him for being motivated by “pure greed.”
Tagged with: fentanyl hanover Paul Alexander richard d. bennett
Read More »Md. lawmakers consider ‘overdose prevention sites’ as fentanyl deaths rise
Maryland lawmakers will consider once again a proposal to create safe drug consumption sites for opioid users, but the legislation could be too politically difficult to pass. The legislation would authorize, on a pilot basis, safe injection sites, also known ...
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Read More »Fentanyl the focus of Md. response to opioid epidemic
To make progress in addressing Maryland’s opioid epidemic, public health leaders will have to confront use of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl. Despite statewide declines in deaths due to heroin and prescription opioid use, overall intoxication deaths continued to climb ...
Tagged with: Baltimore City Health Department fentanyl opioid crisis Opioid Operational Command Center Steve Schuh
Read More »New effort in Maryland to combat upsurge in fentanyl deaths
A new effort in Maryland to prosecute more fentanyl cases in federal court is designed to help combat an alarming increase of fatalities.
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Read More »Md. overdose deaths continue to rise with use of fentanyl
Opioid-related deaths in Maryland continued to rise during the first half of the year, fueled by an increase in deaths related to fentanyl.
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Read More »Fearing exposure, some funeral homes stock overdose antidote
Funeral directors in Maryland are increasingly concerned their employees could be exposed to opioids. That’s why some are stocking naloxone, the medication the reverses the effects of an overdose. The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that funeral directors are calling themselves the “last ...
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Read More »Fentanyl drove another increase in overdose deaths in Md. last year
Maryland deaths related to alcohol and drug use rose again last year, driven by another spike of deaths related to the dangerous substance fentanyl.
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Read More »Maryland considers new strategies as fentanyl deaths rise
The dangerous element of fentanyl requires Maryland to change how it responds to the state’s opioid crisis, including embracing some radical proposals, policymakers say. While state data shows opioid-related and heroin-related overdose deaths have started to decline, the number of fentanyl-related ...
Read More »Hogan still supports overhauled opioid-penalty bill
After undergoing a major overhaul in a Senate committee, a bill which started out as a way to punish individuals who distribute an opioid that is linked to a user’s death now instead would create an enhanced penalty for distribution ...
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