Opioid Misuse
Prevention Taskforce
Implementing prevention strategies to reduce prescription opioid and heroin use throughout Anne Arundel County.
Opioid Misuse Prevention Program (OMPP)
Maryland’s Governor Larry Hogan and Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh have declared states of emergency in Maryland and our county due to the epidemic rates of opioid overdose deaths. Local and countywide prevention coalitions are working diligently to take immediate action.
Anne Arundel County ranks third highest in Maryland in the number of deaths due to opioid misuse. The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is facilitating a county wide work group, Opioid Misuse Prevention Program (OMPP) to implement prevention strategies to reduce prescription opioid and heroin use throughout Anne Arundel County.
The OMPP Work Group was formed in March 2015 to conduct a countywide opioid needs assessment and strategic plan.
Our Goal
The long-term goal of the Maryland Opioid Misuse Prevention Program is to reduce the number of overdose fatalities in each participating jurisdiction.
Maryland’s Good Samaritan Law
If you help someone in good faith who is in need of medical assistance from a drug or alcohol medical emergency, you and the person you help are immune from criminal prosecution.
Naloxone (Narcan) Training
If you have a person who uses opioids in your family or if you are a Prevention or Treatment professional, you can receive free training in Naloxone. Be PREPARED. You never know when you may be able to save a life!