From Harford County government: The Harford County Office of Drug Control Policy and the nonprofit Addiction Connections Resource, Inc. will present “Facing Addiction in Harford County: A Conversation with the 19th Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Vivek Murthy” on Thursday, September 14 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at Bel Air High School in […]
Gov. Hogan Administration Funds $170,000 for Harford County to Fight Heroin and Opioid Epidemic
From the Office of the Governor of Maryland: Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center, Department of Health, and the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention today announced more than $22 million to fight the heroin and opioid epidemic. Eighty percent will go to Maryland’s 24 local jurisdictions and service providers to fund prevention, enforcement, and […]
Winners Announced in Harford County’s Anti-Heroin Video Competition for Youth; Top Entries Debut in Local Movie Theaters
From Harford County government: “How would you keep your friends from abusing drugs?” Winners in Harford County’s video competition for youth answered that question in gripping public service announcements set to debut in local movie theaters on June 30. The video competition invited young people ages 11 – 18 to create 30-second videos warning their […]
Harford and Baltimore County Narcotics Task Forces Crack Down on Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible for Overdose Deaths
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: In the Spring of 2015, the Harford County HIDTA Narcotics Task Force initiated an investigation into a drug trafficking organization (DTO). This investigation involved large amounts of heroin being distributed from Northeast Baltimore into Harford and Baltimore counties, other counties in Maryland, and surrounding states. Detectives were able to […]
Havre de Grace High School Takes Stand Against Heroin; Students Wear Shirts, Stand Entire Day
From Harford County Public Schools: On March 1, 2017, Havre de Grace High School decided to “Take a Stand Against Heroin.” The “Take a Stand Against Heroin” initiative started its planning phase when delegates from Havre de Grace High School’s SADD chapter attended the Harford County Public Schools Grassroots Heroin Summit in October. Following the […]
Harford County Public Schools Expands Face of Addiction Display to Travel to 8 High Schools This Year
From Harford County Public Schools: The Face of Addiction display that was started by Harford Technical High School’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) organization last year will now travel to nearly every high school in Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) this year as the school system continues to expand its Heroin Grassroots Initiative with the […]
Harford County to Hold October Heroin Prevention & Awareness Briefings; Important New Information for Parents, Students, Caregivers
From Harford County government: Children as young as 11 have reported using heroin in Harford County; it has been found in every Harford County ZIP code; it costs less than a movie ticket, and it can be addictive after just one use. To arm parents against this nationwide epidemic, a new series of Heroin Prevention […]
Harford County Wins 2016 Achievement Award from National Association of Counties for Anti-Heroin Efforts
From Harford County government: The administration of County Executive Barry Glassman has been recognized by NACo, the National Association of Counties, for Harford County’s extensive efforts to reduce heroin use and overdose. This is the Glassman administration’s second NACo Achievement Award for 2016 after winning in the Planning category for Track-it: The Planning & Zoning […]
