The mounting number of fentanyl-related overdose deaths has prompted Democratic lawmakers to propose legislation that would pilot creation of safe spaces for drug users.
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The mounting number of fentanyl-related overdose deaths has prompted Democratic lawmakers to propose legislation that would pilot creation of safe spaces for drug users.
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A bill in the Maryland General Assembly could change how hospitals test for different classes of drugs, including fentanyl.
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Read More »July 28, 2021 Comments Off on Frederick parents charged in infant death caused by fentanyl
A Maryland man and woman have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with their 2-month-old son's July 2020 death.
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Read More »January 17, 2020 Comments Off on Judge scolds convicted fentanyl dealer, hands down sentence
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.”
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Read More »February 15, 2019 Comments Off on 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 »January 16, 2019 Comments Off on 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 ...
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Read More »December 13, 2018 Comments Off on 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 »October 12, 2018 Comments Off on 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 »October 8, 2018 Comments Off on 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 »July 26, 2018 Comments Off on 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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