Opioid and overdose crisis requires long-term strategies to address addiction

The opioid and overdose crisis continues, and it has evolved as Fentanyl has taken hold as the cause of 81% of overdose deaths in Maryland. Despite all the amazing work by first responders, health care professionals, and many others across the state, there does not seem to be an end in sight. Gov. Wes Moore has shown tremendous leadership in his first year in office, broadening the state’s response to opioids and overdoses by enhancing coordination between and across all levels of government.