From the Harford County Health Department: Harford County received $170,313 in an effort to reduce overdose deaths as part of the larger effort of the Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC). The OOCC was established in March of this year and modeled after an incident command center that serves as the coordinating entity between Maryland […]
Harford County Health Department to Hold Free Public Naloxone Training
From Harford County Health Department: In response to Harford County’s opiate/heroin epidemic, the Harford County Health Department will offer free training in the administration of naloxone (also branded under the name, NARCAN), a potentially life-saving medication. The opportunity is extended to any family member or loved one of an opiate user, as well as to […]
Harford and Baltimore County Narcotics Task Forces Crack Down on Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible for Overdose Deaths
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: In the Spring of 2015, the Harford County HIDTA Narcotics Task Force initiated an investigation into a drug trafficking organization (DTO). This investigation involved large amounts of heroin being distributed from Northeast Baltimore into Harford and Baltimore counties, other counties in Maryland, and surrounding states. Detectives were able to […]
U.S. Sen. Cardin to Visit Harford County Sheriff’s Office; Discuss Heroin Overdoses and Fatalities
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: United States Senator Ben Cardin will visit the Harford County Sheriff’s Office on Monday afternoon to discuss heroin overdoses and fatalities. Cardin will join Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler at the Southern Precinct in Edgewood to hold a round table discussion with other Harford County leaders on heroin and opioid Abuse. […]
U.S. Sen. Mikulski Continues Fight Against Heroin Addiction in Maryland; ““More Americans Now Die from Drug Overdoses than from Car Accidents”
From the office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today participated in a hearing entitled Opioid Abuse in America: Facing the Epidemic and Examining Solutions. This is the second in a series of three bipartisan […]
Amid “Growing Heroin Issue,” Bel Air Police Department to Begin Carrying Naxolone
From the Bel Air Police Department: (May 20, 2015 BEL AIR, MD) In an effort to become more proactive in dealing with the growing heroin issue, the Bel Air Police Department will begin carrying Naxolone. Naxolone, commonly known by its brand name Narcan, can be administered by officers to subjects experiencing, or believed to be […]
Aberdeen Police Save Patient from Heroin Overdose with First Successful Use of Naloxone Spray
From the Aberdeen Police Department: Aberdeen, MD – On Sunday, March 1, 2015, at approximately 1307 hours, Corporal Shannon Persuhn and Officer First Class Robert Tice of the Aberdeen Police Department’s Patrol Division, responded to 117 S. Law Street Aberdeen, Maryland for a reported possible heroin overdose. The 24 year old male victim was located […]
Aberdeen Police Train with Naloxone Nasal Spray to Prevent Opioid Drug Overdoses
From the Aberdeen Police Department: Members of the Aberdeen Police Department, in conjunction with the Harford County Health Department, have been trained and equipped with Naloxone Nasal Spray to help prevent deaths related to opioid overdoses. Opioid related overdoses have spiked sharply in recent years causing countless related fatalities nationwide. The City of Aberdeen has […]
