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Opioid and Illicit Substance Abuse Epidemic - For the purpose of recognizing that nationwide opioid and illicit substance abuse is an epidemic; supporting educational outreach; and promoting the need for increased funding through Federal, State, and County Intervention Teams to aid in combating the epidemic.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Resolution 24-21
Introduced by: Alderwoman Tierney
Co-sponsored by: Alderwoman Pindell Charles, Alderman Gay,
Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Schandelmeier, Mayor Buckley,
Alderman Savidge, Alderman Paone
A RESOLUTION concerning
Opioid and Illicit Substance Abuse Epidemic
FOR the purpose of recognizing the nationwide opioid and illicit substance abuse is an epidemic; supporting educational outreach; and promoting the need for increased funding through Federal, State, and County Intervention Teams to aid in combating the epidemic.
WHEREAS, an unprecedented opioid epidemic is ravaging our communities and others across the United States.
WHEREAS, use of and addiction to opioids, alcohol and other illicit substances costs the nation more than $740 billion a year related to healthcare, crime, and lost productivity.
WHEREAS, Governor Hogan declared a state of emergency on March 1, 2017, in response to the heroin, opioid, and fentanyl crisis and created an Opioid Operational Command Center that emphasized a multidisciplinary, multiagency, incident management structure to mobilize and coordinate state and local stakeholders.
WHEREAS, the City of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County have established a joint Opioid Intervention Team to distribute funds to local jurisdictions and to combine and maximize resources needed to reduce the harmful effects of substance use disorders.
WHEREAS, the City of Annapolis formed a multi-disciplinary approach consisting of the Office of Emergency Management, the Mayor's Office, the Police Department, the Fire Department, the Department of Social Services, and private sector and ...
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