January 22nd, 2018 by WCBC Radio
A state grant has enabled Allegany County to take another step forward in battling the growing heroin and opioid epidemic. The Allegany County Health Department has opened a sober living home, or halfway house, on Willowbrook Road, designed to help individuals in early recovery from substance abuse regain life skills and maintain sobriety. The $500,000 grant on behalf of the Maryland Opioid Rapid Response (M.O.R.R.) initiative was awarded to both the Allegany County Health Department and the Western Maryland Health System. In addition to the halfway house, the funding will allow for two substance based crisis beds at WMHS. Allegany County Commissioner Bill Valentine recently got a close up look at the new facility…
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