Friday, July 27, 2018

Opioids continue to wreak havoc in Maryland — here's who is dying and where

All 24 Maryland jurisdictions saw residents die from opioid-related causes last year, as the opioid crisis rages on across state and throughout the country. According to new data released Thursday by the Maryland Department of Health, the number of drug and alcohol-related intoxication deaths occurring in Maryland increased 9 percent between 2016 and 2017, reaching an all-time high of 2,282. It marks the seventh straight year of increases in the overall rate of substance-related deaths. Illegal…



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