Montgomery County ICYMI News Roundup Oct 30-Nov 3
Here are five top news items from the week of Oct. 30. 1. Residents Join Community Town Hall on Opioid Crisis Parents and community members joined a town hall to voice… Read More
Here are five top news items from the week of Oct. 30. 1. Residents Join Community Town Hall on Opioid Crisis Parents and community members joined a town hall to voice… Read More
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved NARCAN Nasal Spray for over-the-counter use, a big step in increasing access to the opioid overdose reversal agent. According to Emergent BioSolutions, NARCAN… Read More
The synthetic drug fentanyl has created a youth crisis here in the county and all around our region. According to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), there has been a 120%… Read More
During the first two months of this year, 2,800 doses of Narcon already have been handed out to people in Montgomery County to have on hand in case someone they… Read More
The Office of the County Attorney for Montgomery County filed a lawsuit against McKinsey and Company for their role in the opioid epidemic in the United States District Court Northern… Read More
More than 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. The county has experienced a 120% increase in fatal teen overdoses since 2021, according… Read More
Montgomery County is hosting a virtual forum in Spanish about the fentanyl crisis on Tuesday, Feb. 21. County officials will answer questions about fentanyl, a synthetic drug that is causing… Read More
A student at John F. Kennedy High School in Wheaton may have overdosed on fentanyl Tuesday afternoon before she was revived with Narcan nasal spray. The student was taken to… Read More
Fentanyl use — especially among young people — is a growing health problem around the country and in Montgomery County. That is why Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in partnership… Read More
Metro Transit police officers now carry naloxone to reduce deaths caused by opioid overdoses. There were 43 incidents of overdosing in 2022, an increase from the 27 incidents reported in… Read More
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) introduced the Community Opioid Prevention Education (COPE) trailer Monday following a press conference. The mobile trailer is made to look like a bedroom and… Read More
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich joined the county’s Opioid Intervention Team to address the ongoing crisis in a press conference Friday in Rockville. Jacqueline Fleming, who’s been in recovery from… Read More