Here are solutions for Baltimore’s overdose crisis

Soaring overdose rates. Front page stories. Baltimore getting a national reputation as a a city succumbing to heroin. It was the year 2000, and the city took action. A new mayor, Martin O’Malley, made state funding to expand drug treatment his top legislative priority. A health commissioner, Peter Beilenson, who had identified barriers to drug treatment by posing as a person in need, fiercely advocated for more resources.