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Hogan Testifies Seeking Additional Opioid Funding

May 4th, 2018 by WCBC Radio

Maryland and West Virginia area among the states that have been hardest hit hard by the opioid crisis- and in spite of record amounts of funding thrown at the problem- unfortunately the numbers aren’t improving.  In Maryland, Governor Larry Hogan established a task force to study the issue just one month after taking office back in 2015. Last year he declared a state of emergency and in March he testified before Congress seeking additional federal assistance.  The spike in the use of fentanyl has made matters exponentially worse…

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