Governor Moore Lt Governor Miller attend Naloxone training session

Governor Moore receives naloxone training at State House, announces $10 million grant awards to address overdose crisis in support of National Recovery Month

Posted on by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—On Friday, Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller received a training on overdose response and using the opioid overdose reversal medicine naloxone at the State House. They also recognized September as National Recovery Month and reiterated the administration’s support for increasing access to substance use treatment and recovery services. “Every Marylander has the ability to save a […]

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Free opioid overdose response training coming to White Marsh, Essex

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NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Health will be offering a free, two-hour training session on how to recognize, prevent, and respond to an opioid overdose by using intranasal naloxone. Naloxone is a prescription medication that is used to reverse an overdose. Due to limited seating at these, preregistration is required. Health officials say that overdose death rates involving fentanyl […]

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Maryland Department of Health launches electronic toolkit to help prevent overdose deaths

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BALTIMORE, MD – In conjunction with International Overdose Awareness Day on Saturday, Aug. 31, the Maryland Department of Health will launch a new tool to help prevent overdose deaths — the Naloxone Electronic Toolkit. Naloxone is a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose and can help save lives when administered quickly and correctly. Created by MDH’s Behavioral Health Administration […]

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