The Maryland Municipal League and the Hometown Emergency Preparedness Ad hoc Committee (HEPAC) are working with the state's Opioid Operational Command Center to provide best practices and timely resources to Maryland's municipalities in tackling the ongoing opioid crisis. Here are a few that every municipal leader should be aware of:
Before It's Too Late is the statewide effort to bring awareness to the opioid, heroin, fentanyl epidemic: Before It's Too Late
Know how to contact your county health department.
Check out the Combating Opioids public service announcements created in 2018 in partnership with the state's Opioid Operational Command Center and Maryland Public Television.
For support, guidance, and assistance in substance use disorder services, contact Maryland Crisis Connect.